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This EPA study[1] (Pg 21) shows tire wear per mile has an inverse relationship to speed, but averages around 0.005g/km - 0.02g/km per tire. (NOTE: their table i
by zaroth 6y ago
This EPA study[1] (Pg 21) shows tire wear per mile has an inverse relationship to speed, but averages around 0.005g/km - 0.02g/km per tire. (NOTE: their table is per axle, front tires wear twice as fast)
20,000 km would be 100-400g per tire.
EDIT: Sorry, the units in the table shift from km, mi, single tire, axle, whole car, and it took me several tries to get the right numbers.
https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_file_download.cfm?p_download_id=525701 https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_file_download.cfm?p_downl...
- maxerickson 6y agoYeah, in any case the paper gives smaller values than my estimate. It does use small vehicles though, at least relative to the last decades of production in the US (paper uses 1990s European sedans).