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It's not just easier acceleration, EVs are also heavier. Between those two factors, it adds up to something like only 70-80% of the normal lifetime of standard
by KingMob 3y ago
It's not just easier acceleration, EVs are also heavier. Between those two factors, it adds up to something like only 70-80% of the normal lifetime of standard ICE tires.
- gambiting 3y ago>>EVs are also heavier. Like for like compared to the same model with an ICE drivetrain? Sure. But that doesn't mean that all EVs are heavy. Our Volkswagen e-Up is only 1200kg. Volskwagen ID.3 is 1740kg which I suppose is heavy, but a Diesel Golf 8 is nearly 1500kg, so the weight difference isn't that massive. And something like a Nissan Qashqai is 1700kg in a diesel, so if you swapped that for a new ID.3 you haven't bought a heavier car at all.
- KingMob 3y agoWe're talking about averages, here.
- rad_gruchalski 3y ago> Our Volkswagen e-Up is only 1200kg. Compared to 997kg in en ICE version.
- gambiting 3y ago200kg is not going to make any measurable difference in how long your tyres last. My other car, Volvo XC60 T8 is a PHEV and is 400kg(!!!!!!) heavier than the equivalent petrol-only model. Yet my first set of tyres lasted 30k miles - how much longer do people expect tyres to last?