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.
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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?