There’s less brake dust as well.
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wewbull@feddit.uk 22 hours ago
That said, as the tires of electric vehicles tend to wear faster due to their heavier weight…
This gets repeated again and again, but hasn’t been my personal experience. I’d say my tyres are easily lasting twice as long than my previous diesel car.
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 21 hours ago
I’m sure it’s true for the 9k+ lb. Hummer EV and Silverados but my sedan is as light or lighter than ICE vehicles in it’s class.
meco03211@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
It’s not the weight. It’s the torque.
Ulrich@feddit.org 20 hours ago
Pretty sure the weight has a significant impact on tire wear…
NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
Is there an argument that with regen in EVs there is a smoother transition in speed continuing to less wear to tyres/roads?
I certainly drive my EV more calmly than ICE due to the relaxed vibe of an EV
bufalo1973@piefed.social 20 hours ago
And EVs don’t have to change gear¹, so smoother driving and less wear.
¹ automatic also has gears.
frongt@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
A lot of cars have CVTs. No changing gears on those.
Ozymandias1688@feddit.org 14 hours ago
not necessarily. Toyota uses planetary gears which also change transmission without discrete “gear shifting”. Although going fully EV removes that necessity of course.
proudblond@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Mine are probably lasting about as long as previous non-EV cars, but I’m also terrible about getting them rotated when it’s not combined with an oil change.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
it happens with drivers of the heavy, overpowered EVs.