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I just want to point out that my brain tripped over trying to parse "7k-LB" part of the submission subject. The unit symbol for pound is lb/lbs, so why isn't it 7k lbs? Or just "7k pounds"?

7k-LB is just wrong on so many levels.

Edit: I just realized that the original title of the article has the same mistake, so I guess it's their fault primarily, not the submitter.

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Is it common in the US to weigh vehicles in kilo-pounds, or is that just because it sounds more impressive in this instance? I would have expected people to describe it as a 3.5 ton vehicle.

It would be common to say 7000 pounds. It’s less common in everyday usage to say 7k pounds.

I wouldn't say so. In speech people just say "seven thousand ponds" or "seventy one hundred pounds".

Using "k" as a substitute for "thousand" is more of an internet written communication artifact that is rarely used offline.

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