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> they wear out tires sooner. This is dependent on how you drive them. EVs are fun, so you get a disproportionate number of people driving them aggressively.
by rootusrootus 9mo ago
> they wear out tires sooner.
This is dependent on how you drive them. EVs are fun, so you get a disproportionate number of people driving them aggressively. That's hard on tires. If you drive normal, you get normal tire life.
- stefan_ 9mo agoThey wear out tires because they weigh a shit ton, not because their drivers like to go below the limit trying to draft off a rig.
- rootusrootus 9mo agoThey weigh slightly more than a similar ICE vehicle. And why would drafting a big rig increase tire wear? The problem I mentioned was that EV drivers frequently drive more aggressively because it's intoxicating to be able to silently dust basically every other car on the road that isn't another EV. Those people do have tire wear issues :). And they're not drafting a big rig...
- aembleton 9mo agoEVs are typically heavier than ICE cars so will cause more tyre wear.
- rootusrootus 9mo agoYes, but typically by a small margin. Close enough that tire wear is dominated by driving style. The problem is that instant torque is simultaneously addictive and also maximally damaging to tire tread.
- Spooky23 9mo agoThe F-150 lightning weighs about 25-35% more than the ICE version. That's a significant margin.