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> EVs still require nearly as much servicing as ICE cars This is not true at all. My daily driving 2013 EV with 90k miles still has the original tires and brak
by deelowe 6y ago
> EVs still require nearly as much servicing as ICE cars
This is not true at all. My daily driving 2013 EV with 90k miles still has the original tires and brakes. There's no oil to change and only a handful of mechanical components. The only think I've had to service is the 12v battery.
- ct0 6y agoOriginal tires? How? Tires don't last that amount of miles.
- deelowe 6y agoThey are high mileage economy tires with a really high treadwear rating. I'll need to replace them this year.
- neogodless 6y agohttps://tirereviewsandmore.com/top-10-longest-wearing-all-season-tires/ https://tirereviewsandmore.com/top-10-longest-wearing-all-se... You can get an 80K mile tread warranty, and you can use tires beyond warranty. Of course, that is in no way specific to the powertrain of the car (unless you're using your powertrain to do burnouts...)
- aynyc 6y ago90K for original tires and brakes? I don't know how EV brakes work, but tires should work the same. Are there any treads left?
- deelowe 6y agoBrakes hardly get used because of regenerative braking. I only brake once I'm below maybe 25 mph unless there's an obstacle or I'm in some sort of traffic that demands it. I don't have a tesla, but I've heard if you use the one pedal driving mode with the aggressive regen, the brakes may never need changing. I imagine tires on a tesla would need to be serviced like any other sports car as they are definitely NOT using the sort of thing you'd find on a volt or leaf. My car came with "special" ev tires that are super hard and are inflated to 36 psi. My understanding is that a lot of the non sporty EVs have similar tires.
- bognition 6y agoLots of EVs use regenerative breaking. They run the motor as a generator to convert kinetic energy back into chemical energy in the battery. I have a mode 3 and with regenerative breaking you end up using your breaks a lot less.
- aynyc 6y agoYea, I figure that about brakes. I was wondering about tires.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoEV tires are made from the kinds of rubber compounds that make the tire supplier say things like "you need this in what speed rating? based on the other specs I thought this was agricultural". Commuting on glass smooth roads and driving with an egg under the throttle I can see 100k.
- aynyc 6y agoIs that true? Given the amount of torque Tesla can put to the tires, I would imagine it puts more wear and tear on the tires. Driving on highway means higher speed, which means higher temp to break down the rubber. Driving on local roads means a lot of stop and go which also break down the rubber. I'm not trying to dispute what's being reported, just wondering about what tires they put on that would last 90-100K.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoYour typical EV is rolling on a rock hard economy tire. Tesla is an odd beast because they staked their reputation on performance and kind of actually have to back it up. And they chew through tires about as fast/slow as any other performance sedan. Or at least that's my impression. Tesla stuff is 10yr and a couple tax brackets outside of what I usually deal with.
- bookofjoe 6y ago>How Old — and Dangerous — Are Your Tires? Do Car Tires Have a Shelf Life? https://www.edmunds.com/car-maintenance/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html#:~:text=Old%20tires%20are%20dangerous%2C%20regardless,the%20culprit%20in%20fatal%20accidents https://www.edmunds.com/car-maintenance/how-old-and-dangerou....
- bluGill 6y agoOther than needing to change the oil (and filters that are done at the same time) that is about what you would expect from an ICE. Okay, tires would be replaced, but as others have pointed that is about the rubber and the wear is identical.
- pilom 6y agoSounds like you're most of the way to needing some suspension work too. I've had to do struts in most cars around 120-160k.