The popularity of electric cars is booming, but there’s another metric that’s also going north at an alarming rate: how much they weigh.

While nearly every modern car is heavier than the one it replaces due to customers demanding increased space and advanced safety equipment, nowhere is this weight gain felt more keenly than in the world of EVs.

It’s not uncommon for an electric car to be 35 per cent heavier than traditional petrol models, for example.

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