Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
by KingMob on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:35AM
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It's not just easier acceleration, EVs are also heavier. Between those two factors, it adds up to something like only 70-80% of the normal lifetime of standard ICE tires.
Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
by gambiting on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:38AM
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>>EVs are also heavier.
Like for like compared to the same model with an ICE drivetrain? Sure. But that doesn't mean that all EVs are heavy. Our Volkswagen e-Up is only 1200kg.
Volskwagen ID.3 is 1740kg which I suppose is heavy, but a Diesel Golf 8 is nearly 1500kg, so the weight difference isn't that massive. And something like a Nissan Qashqai is 1700kg in a diesel, so if you swapped that for a new ID.3 you haven't bought a heavier car at all.
Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
by KingMob on Friday November 03, 2023 @07:52AM
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We're talking about averages, here.
Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
by rad_gruchalski on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:43AM
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> Our Volkswagen e-Up is only 1200kg.
Compared to 997kg in en ICE version.
Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
by gambiting on Friday November 03, 2023 @03:35PM
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200kg is not going to make any measurable difference in how long your tyres last. My other car, Volvo XC60 T8 is a PHEV and is 400kg(!!!!!!) heavier than the equivalent petrol-only model. Yet my first set of tyres lasted 30k miles - how much longer do people expect tyres to last?
Why would the tyres be more expensive? Something like ID.3 or MG4 use normal tyres no different than ones you'd put on your normal Fiesta, they aren't any more expensive. The increased tyre wear is a problem but only in that it's directly linked with how heavy your foot is, and EVs make it much easier to have a heavy foot as you don't get any typical downsides of heavy acceleration you'd get in a petrol/diesel car.