The streets of Paris are full of electric bikes of every description. Three-wheeled cargo e-bikes deliver wine and bottled water to stores along dedicated bike lanes. Parents strap their kids to the front and back of e-bikes to take them to school. Tourists zip around town on rented e-bikes. Yes, there are electric cars, but they tend to be tiny, like the two-seat Citroën Ami, which can be driven by 14 year olds.
Enlightened governments are getting the message. We need a weight tax on vehicles, including one on electric vehicles , to encourage cars of all types to become lighter and less damaging to the environment, roads and pedestrians. According to a recent Atlantic magazine article about SUV obesity, the 2023 Ford F-150 truck is 800 pounds heavier than its 1990 version. So-called light trucks in general are about one-third heavier than they were 30 years ago.