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I'd like to see a source for that. It's wide, but it's still within federal limits.

Many residential neighborhoods have around a 3-ton vehicle weight limit (some go by axle count.) This was designed to stop semi-truck towing trailers from parking in neighborhoods. I lived in one and got chewed out when my OTR cousin stopped in for a night with his whole rig.

I would expect such a low limit to be relatively rare. It precludes a lot of regular vehicles -- everything from a basic UPS delivery truck to almost any regular pickup bigger than a Toyota Tacoma. A Hummer EV has a similar GVWR to an F250, and considerably lower than a typical F350, which are common residential vehicles (for better or worse).

I would assume that the enforcement is very selective. Noone wants to weigh your car but if you drive a semi to your driveway they can ticket it

Ford F-250 is 3 tons [1]. A one ton difference from the Hummer EV.

[1]https://www.ford.com/trucks/super-duty/models/f250-xlt/

An F250 generally has a GVWR of 9900, which is essentially 5T. It could be spec'd with a 12400 limit, but most are not. Far more common on an F350, though, to see 13000+.

I expect you're talking about curb weight. 6500 pounds for a gasser F250 is pretty typical, a bit north of 7000 for a diesel (which is 3.5T). But it's impractical to go by curb weight, the real number is GVWR. Can't tell what someone might be carrying and it all goes to the road.

> It precludes a lot of regular vehicles -- everything from a basic UPS delivery truck to almost any regular pickup bigger than a Toyota Tacoma

For someone from Europe this sentence is insane. Calling a truck heavier than 3 tones a regular vehicle is just mindboggling. In most (all?) of Europe you need a special license to drive a vehicle that is over 3.5 tonnes.

Marques Brownlee mentioned the car is illegal on some of his local roads because they have a 4 ton weight limit and the car weighs 9,046lbs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdX6zL5h8Q&t=95s

10 Tonnes for a consumer vehicle anyone can buy and drive? Wow!

9000 pounds is 4.5 tons.

cries in metric

9000 pounds is 4.018 British Tons.

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