A 3-series BMW clocks in at 1700-2255 kg. A comparable Tesla Model Y clocks in at 1778-2003 kg (from empty to fully loaded).
A brand new 330i is 3500lbs. A Model Y is 4500lbs. That's a 28% increase in weight for a similar size car.
A Honda Civic is 3100lbs in full trim. A 530i is 3800lbs. My VW SUV is only 3850lbs.
That means more tire wear and more road wear. Are we at the point where EV fans are going to deny that EVs are far heavier?
GP said "and EVs are typically nearly twice as heavy as ICE vehicles"
Also I'm sure you know that 330i is a sedan. Model Y is a SUV. They are not similar. A BMW similar to Model Y would be X3. it's weight is 4150lbs.
Did you know that BMW series 7 is around 4720lbs, compared to 4790lbs of a model S?
EV is heavier than ICE. That's never been a question. EV is gentler to the environment despite the weight.
You could argue that those aren’t luxury vehicles, but downmarket EVs need to be heavy too, because batteries do not match the energy density of petrol.
Myself, I’m replacing nearly every car trip with biking where feasible (young kids make that challenging, admittedly, but the car doesn’t see a ton of use these days).
The Dacia Sandero, one of the smallest cars I can think of here in France, that's also supposed to be cheap so doesn't have a lot of... anything, has a curb weight of 1,025–1,204 kg (2,260–2,654 lb) according to wikipedia [0].
The previous generation Renault Clio, which is a small city car, weighed around 1000 kg, too (980 at the lowest). [1]. Wikipedia doesn't have data for the current generation, which is somewhat bigger physically.
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Sandero
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Clio#Fourth_generation...
