You might be out of step... in many countries around the world EVs are making great inroads. Norway has 93% of its vehicles as EVs. It's just the US and the countries it 'controls' that are not keeping up.
That's changing... the batteries are becoming better and lasting for decades. You can get much longer distances with them. The new batteries are not prone to ignition. Due to the added weight, the tires are a bit of a problem but are being improved. In the last decade they have made huge...
The more wheels reduce the stress in the concrete pavement. The pavement was originally designed for a particular loading pattern. As time goes by, the load conditions may change and they have to add additional wheels to reduce the stress. Sort of like adding a little more displacement. :)
I suspect they could be charged with theft. At very least you should be able to file a complaint with the professional association.
Several years back I did up a bunch of details for Dywidag threadbars. A few months later I came across them on a Czech website. I had to register and sign in...
This is a bad industry to be in. IMHO.
With the advent of BEVs, the German auto industry is about to get decimated, I suspect. They have not kept up until recently and have still been favouring ICE vehicles. They have been losing massive amounts of money. The North American auto...
It's not good practice but unless the muddy water is adhering to the rebar and cap, it will not likely cause any problems. Think of it as tremmie concrete in a muddy river.
