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Michelin tried.. (is still trying?) with the “tweel” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel
by nielsbot 3y ago
Michelin tried.. (is still trying?) with the “tweel”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel
- hedora 3y agoI used to get 50k mile michelins, and they typically exceeded that. They don’t make them for my EV though, The OEM (bridgestone) ones last under 10K miles for me, and are $1200-$1500 a set installed. Nails are obviously an issue with both, but I’m going to avoid cars with uncommon tire geometries moving forward! (edit: bridgestone tires. I had the wrong brand before)
- galangalalgol 3y agoWhat is uncommon about the geometry of your current tires?
- hedora 3y agoThey are extra narrow. Also, I made a typo above. The terrible ones are by bridgestone (down to metal bands in 9k miles). Apparently, a few other options are available in Europe, and a subset of them are imported into the US: https://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17880 https://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17880 Will need to look into this in approximately 10 months, since I put new tires on last week.
- amluto 3y agoI drive a RWD EV (about the worst possible configuration for tire longevity) and I get much better tire life than that. Are you picking unusually sticky race tires? Is your alignment wrong? Are you flooring it from every stop sign because it’s fun? Are you under inflating the tires?
- coryrc 3y agoYour alignment has got to be fucked. I just can't believe any tires only last 10k of regular driving.
- moffkalast 3y agoUltimately it's still a bunch of rubber in contact with the road so it changes nothing in terms of pollution, except for maybe lasting a bit longer.