Parking & 6K limit?

[tbrockhurst]

What do we do when we know it’s 7.2k lbs? & every elevated carpark has a 6k lb limit?
yes I know too that it’s an advisory, the structural engineers calculation that the structure can support 100 vehicles at 6k per storey.
Nonetheless, surely Rivian should be speaking to, & recommending multi-storey carparks that will support the weight of more we need assured multi-storey parking access.

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[Cycliste]

Sacramento terminal parking had that sign. Lots of full size trucks also ignored it. No limit is noted on their website.

https://sacramento.aero/smf/to-and-from/parking

https://readysetrev.com/how-much-do-electric-vehicles-weigh#0-how-much-does-an-electric-suv-weigh

 

[Zoidz]

Rivian does not need to get involved. This issue has been monitored for years and is constantly being updated by the structural design community.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I drove over a bridge rated for 3 tons with my Sierra EV towing a camper and the bridge didn't collapse.

 

[Laserboy1054]

Rivian does not need to get involved. This issue has been monitored for years and is constantly being updated by the structural design community.

That's a very interesting document, thanks for sharing the link!

 

[SparkyR1t]

Unfortunately there is a real risk as heavy EV’s fill more parking structures of some type of collapse. It’s probably 10 years out but something that needs to be addressed by the structural guys now and could be as basic as spacing out how the heavy vehicle park in the structure

 

[Zoidz]

Unfortunately there is a real risk as heavy EV’s fill more parking structures of some type of collapse. It’s probably 10 years out but something that needs to be addressed by the structural guys now and could be as basic as spacing out how the heavy vehicle park in the structure

My previous post explains it:

This issue has been monitored for years and is constantly being updated by the structural design community.

 

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Rivian does not need to get involved. This issue has been monitored for years and is constantly being updated by the structural design community.

That was a really interesting read.

I personally think the solution is really simple. According to the example in the article EV's are about 20% heavier. Just restripe the lots with 20% wider stalls. Based on the number of door dings I have accumulated over the last year, parking spaces need to wider anyway!

 

[Laserboy1054]

That was a really interesting read.

I personally think the solution is really simple. According to the example in the article EV's are about 20% heavier. Just restripe the lots with 20% wider stalls. Based on the number of door dings I have accumulated over the last year, parking spaces need to wider anyway!

So...increase the cost of every parking structure by 20%? That can be the cost of construction or the price to park as capacity is reduced. But that has a followon effect as the businesses served by each structure spec'ed for the number of potential customer spaces in business licenses and marketing plans.

That extra cost _will_ be embedded somewhere as structures are designed to accomodate heavier vehicles (either with more-robust structures or more-diffuse parking density). But everything has a cost.

 

[Kgautam28]

I drove over a bridge rated for 3 tons with my Sierra EV towing a camper and the bridge didn't collapse.

1 ton is 2000 lbs

 

[Dark-Fx]

1 ton is 2000 lbs

Yep. It's a chonky beast.

 

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So...increase the cost of every parking structure by 20%? That can be the cost of construction or the price to park as capacity is reduced. But that has a followon effect as the businesses served by each structure spec'ed for the number of potential customer spaces in business licenses and marketing plans.

That extra cost _will_ be embedded somewhere as structures are designed to accomodate heavier vehicles (either with more-robust structures or more-diffuse parking density). But everything has a cost.

Yes. I would gladly pay 20% more to park in a ramp that had 20% more space. In addition to being a better experience, the extra cost would be offset by fewer appointments with the PDR guy.

 

[Zoidz]

So...increase the cost of every parking structure by 20%? That can be the cost of construction or the price to park as capacity is reduced. But that has a followon effect as the businesses served by each structure spec'ed for the number of potential customer spaces in business licenses and marketing plans.

That extra cost _will_ be embedded somewhere as structures are designed to accomodate heavier vehicles (either with more-robust structures or more-diffuse parking density). But everything has a cost.

Yeah, I don't think many people realize that many business licenses are tied to parking capacity, such as requiring X parking spaces for Y patrons/employees, etc. In areas like that, expanding parking space width is simply not an option. I've been down that painful road with two of my business locations.

 

[Greg Chick]

That was a really interesting read.

I personally think the solution is really simple. According to the example in the article EV's are about 20% heavier. Just restripe the lots with 20% wider stalls. Based on the number of door dings I have accumulated over the last year, parking spaces need to wider anyway!

I agree, but the profits of parking garages/lots do not agree. We as consumers want better safer service, they want more profit and less work.

 

[SPITmadFIRE]

I drove over a bridge rated for 3 tons with my Sierra EV towing a camper and the bridge didn't collapse.

I know you're joking, but it's actually a serious issue when the average vehicle weight keeps increasing to a point where it causes undue wear and tear on infrastructure.

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