Aside from the usual much talked-about electric vehicle problems, most of which have to do with charging and range, there is one issue that hardly anybody talks about: EVs’ extra weight. An electric vehicle may not necessarily have a bigger footprint, but it’s always going to be considerably heavier than an ICE vehicle its size.
One great example of this is the new BMW i4, which is the battery-powered version of the new 4 Series Gran Coupe. The latter weighs around 1.6 - 1.7 tons, while the i4 BEV can exceed 2.1 tons and it’s all down to the battery.
There is one bit of good news for EVs and their extra weight - it’s all concentrated really low in the vehicle, so it makes them feel planted and surefooted. And the BMW i4 is a good example of this, because even in EV guise, with a big battery and taller suspension, it still handles extremely well thanks to its low center of gravity (which is lower than in the ICE) model.
