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They mention ~$200/tire as if its some big expense way out there compared to most other cars. Lots of EVs have 19" rims. 235/55R19's on my ICE cost like $230/ea
by vel0city 3y ago
They mention ~$200/tire as if its some big expense way out there compared to most other cars. Lots of EVs have 19" rims. 235/55R19's on my ICE cost like $230/ea. Good 215/55R17's for my old 2000 Honda Accord are $170-200.
I'll probably get ~35,000mi on the OE tires on a Mach E AWD. Lots of city driving, some amount of having a lead foot. If I had babied it a bit more I'd probably have gotten ~40,000mi. I was changing the tires on my Accord every 40,000mi or so. I was just looking at tires, and they were all ~$200-220/ea, even for EV specific tire models.
- developerDan 3y agoI cannot imagine getting so little mileage out of tires. My last car I lost at about 48k and I’d used about half the tread. My mechanic was also blown away that my brakes were “practically brand new” (unchanged since purchase). People drive terribly, and I cannot figure out why. I get honked at because I don’t accelerate up steep hills, but then I always end up passing those people when it levels out… why be so wasteful?
- maxerickson 3y agoWith an ICE, accelerating at higher power is likely to be more efficient than accelerating at lower power (this isn't a reference to your statement about hills, it's a general statement about driving style). The nature of the beast is that there's a best efficiency point, and then they also do some work to make cruising efficient.