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Can you just add power from the front and rear wheels like that?
by nhinck2 5mo ago
Can you just add power from the front and rear wheels like that?
- pjc50 5mo agoI don't see why not, it's all contributing to acceleration, although it's going to be rough on the tyres.
- swiftcoder 5mo agoAnd hey, even fairly modest EVs are rough on tyres, so no one is going to mind that tradeoff if they are looking for sporty acceleration
- cyberax 5mo agoI think the tyre problem is not really a thing. EVs use synchronized motors and traction control to avoid extra wear due to uneven torque during normal driving.
- mschild 5mo agoThe increased weight due to the battery is the bigger issue for wear on tires. A lot of EVs weigh a good 500kg more than their ICE counterparts.
- Ekaros 5mo agoI think bigger issue is torque. EVs have lot more torque and it is easier to use, so they can slip more often which then leads to wear.
- senordevnyc 5mo agoMy understanding is that the torque control speed is much faster though, so it's actually difficult to get the tires to slip. I can't screech my tires in my EV, but it'll do 0-60 ridiculously fast.
- Mashimo 5mo agoI can't remember if it was here or on reddit, but I read from a tyre shop / mechanic, that some EV users replace their tyres very often, because EV cars make it easy to drive very aggressive.
- bryanlarsen 5mo agoAnd others don't. We replaced our EV tires at about 80 000 km.
- swiftcoder 5mo agoAnecdotally, my Kia Niro EV goes through tyres a lot faster than the two equivalent internal combustion vehicles in the family. That said, the Niro weighs ~50% more than the other vehicles, and it has significantly higher acceleration/braking, so I'd hazard it gets driven harder on average.