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EVs also tend to be heavier than their ICE counterparts.

• helsinkiandrew 3y ago
  > EVs also tend to be heavier than their ICE counterparts. As the parent comment said - but I was questioning about whether increased torque has an actual impact on tyre wear.
  • argumentumm 3y ago
    Indeed I wonder at “normal” speeds (not racing say) does torque matter or is wear dominated by total miles driven? If I zoom to my destination do my tyres wear substantially more than if I take a more sedate approach? (Certainly when I was young and dumb my clutch wore more when I went dashing about).
  • natch 3y ago
    yes
  • Tagbert 3y ago
    In my experience, someone who is new to EVs will tend to do a lot of short, fast accelerations to explore how the vehicle performance. That happens mostly in the early stages of using an EV and after a while they settle in to a more normal (ICEV similar) acceleration pattern.
  • jpatters 3y ago
    I’ve driven an ev for the last 3 years (over 100k kms) and find my tires last about half as long. So yes, it has a big impact.