Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack

Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by r00fus on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:20PM (#17911995)

Oh, and EVs reduce break wear considerably too due to regenerative braking.

But replacing performance tires every 20k miles? If the EVs have similar tires, that expense won't be impacted.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by DaiPlusPlus on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:40PM (#17913842)

There's no reason to get tires changed at a dealership location: dedicated tire stores will generally be cheaper (absent some incentive coupons or so). Unlike general vehicle servicing or bodyshops, tire shops don't need any OEM-controlled parts, training or service instructions.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by kenhwang on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:26PM (#17912472)

You can reduce brake wear by engine braking aggressively on an ICE; it's just not worth the effort given how cheap brakes are.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by r00fus on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @02:24AM (#17915474)

ICE engine braking is nowhere in the same ballpark of efficiency gains as regenerative braking... plus you could ruin your transmission by doing it.

On a hybrid, all this is transparent to user and even recharges your battery.

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