{"id":251949,"date":"2023-04-09T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=251949"},"modified":"2023-04-09T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T14:50:59","slug":"car-parks-could-collapse-under-the-weight-of-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=251949","title":{"rendered":"Car parks could collapse under the weight of electric cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Magness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Multi-storey car parks across the country could be at risk of collapse as heavier electric vehicles put pressure on ageing infrastructure, experts have warned.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car parking experts and engineers have told The Telegraph that the growth of EV use in the UK could put pressure on car park floors, with unloved structures most susceptible to buckling.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So worried are some about the ability of car parks to hold new vehicles that new guidance is being developed that will raise the weight levels for what car park floors should be able to hold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Whapples, a structural engineer and car park consultant and the author of the new guidance, told The Telegraph: \u201cI don\u2019t want to be too alarmist, but there definitely is the potential for some of the early car parks in poor condition to collapse.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOperators need to be aware of electric vehicle weights, and get their car parks assessed from a strength point of view, and decide if they need to limit weight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New electric vehicles<\/em><\/a> are much heavier than the average petrol or diesel car. EV batteries account for much of this, usually weighing around 500kg.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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