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Why would tires last longer in an ICE vehicle? I don't think tires care what makes them spin.
by robbedpeter 5y ago
Why would tires last longer in an ICE vehicle? I don't think tires care what makes them spin.
- sargunv 5y agoElectric cars are heavier due to the battery.
- perl4ever 5y agoIt depends on exactly which car you are comparing. The Tesla Model 3 is somewhere around 3500 lbs, isn't it? That's pretty average for a car these days. And there are plenty of big SUVs that have a similar weight to the heavier EVs. Besides, you can't assume that electric cars use the same tires as non-electric ones. There is a huge range of tires out there from extremely long wearing ones to sticky ones that last a fraction of the time.
- oh_sigh 5y agoI believe tires last less time in an EV, because of the increased mass. But maybe that isn't the case. I just looked up a comparable ICE to a model 3, got the BMW 330i, and that has approximately the same weight (3500 lbs)