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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
William Mata

Call for car park designs to evolve due to heavier electric cars

Independent

An influential group has called for the structural design of many of Britain’s multi-storey car parks to be “carefully considered” amid fears that older designs cannot cope with the weight of electric vehicles.

New guidance from The Institution of Structural Engineers calls for the car park design to evolve to cope with bigger, heavier electric cars, some of which have batteries which can weigh around 500kg.

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