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¿Qué es la masa en carga?

What is laden mass?

  • ALa masa efectiva del vehículo y de su carga sin incluir la masa de los pasajerosThe actual mass of the vehicle and its load, not including the mass of the passengers
  • BLa masa efectiva del vehículo y de su carga incluida la masa de los pasajerosThe actual mass of the vehicle and its load, including the mass of the passengers
  • CLa masa efectiva del vehículo únicamente, sin contar la cargaOnly the actual mass of the vehicle, not counting the load
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  • BLa masa efectiva del vehículo y de su carga incluida la masa de los pasajerosThe actual mass of the vehicle and its load, including the mass of the passengers
Explanation

Laden mass is the actual mass of the vehicle and its load, including the mass of the passengers. You could say it is the vehicle's unladen weight (tare) plus the load it is carrying at that particular moment.

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