Regenerative braking will reduce brake pad wear since part of the power otherwise dissipated as braking friction between pad and disc/drum is captured by the m

Regenerative braking will reduce brake pad wear since part of the power otherwise dissipated as braking friction between pad and disc/drum is captured by the motor/generator, converted to electrical power and stored. Tire wear should be unaffected provided the e-car has a "freewheeling" feature whereby braking is not applied unless the driver hits a brake pedal. If the e-car is set to always run in a regenerative braking mode (brake goes on if driver eases off the "gas" pedal) then the braking will actually increase tire wear.