Eh, the current Camry hybrid weighs a little more than 3500lbs, the discontinued sr+ weighs a little over 3600. The lightest current Tesla is the (base?) rwd model at 3860.
It’s also a little sus to compare a compact ev with a mid size ice vehicle. Compare the Tesla to a corolla hybrid and you’re cooking with gas, but that’s a whole half ton lighter at 2850 or so.
Dimensionally and in terms of luggage capacity the Model 3 and Camry line up favourably. The Tesla is 110kg heavier, but is dimensionally similar and has a lot more luggage capacity than the Camry. I’m not going to touch performance as that’s just embarrassing for the Toyota.
You’re right! I didn’t look at the dimensions or the difference between the American “executive compact” class and normal compact cars lol.
E: I actually went looking and aside from being a foot or so narrower, the Corolla is closer to the model 3 in every dimension including luggage space (they may have used the hatchback in the measurement I looked at, the sedan isn’t popular in metric countries).
Blame the manufacturers and our obsession with driving land whales, not the batteries.
A Tesla Model 3 SR+ was almost the same weight as a Toyota Camry hybrid of similar shape and size.
EVs should weigh 2-300kg more at most
Eh, the current Camry hybrid weighs a little more than 3500lbs, the discontinued sr+ weighs a little over 3600. The lightest current Tesla is the (base?) rwd model at 3860.
It’s also a little sus to compare a compact ev with a mid size ice vehicle. Compare the Tesla to a corolla hybrid and you’re cooking with gas, but that’s a whole half ton lighter at 2850 or so.
Dimensionally and in terms of luggage capacity the Model 3 and Camry line up favourably. The Tesla is 110kg heavier, but is dimensionally similar and has a lot more luggage capacity than the Camry. I’m not going to touch performance as that’s just embarrassing for the Toyota.
Camry:
Overall length 4905mm Overall width 1840mm Overall height 1445mm
Luggage Capacity 524 Litres Kerb weight 1655kg
Model 3:
Overall length 4720mm Overall width 2089mm Overall height 1441mm
Luggage Capacity 682 Litres Kerb weight 1765kg
Electric cars are heavier than their ICE counterparts sure. But the driving force behind cars getting heavier is cars simply getting bigger.
Outside of a few niche cases there’s simply no reason for vehicles to be hitting 2.5-3 tonnes.
You’re right! I didn’t look at the dimensions or the difference between the American “executive compact” class and normal compact cars lol.
E: I actually went looking and aside from being a foot or so narrower, the Corolla is closer to the model 3 in every dimension including luggage space (they may have used the hatchback in the measurement I looked at, the sedan isn’t popular in metric countries).