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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by rad_gruchalski on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:43AM (#38128642)
> Our Volkswagen e-Up is only 1200kg.

Compared to 997kg in en ICE version.

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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by gambiting on Friday November 03, 2023 @03:35PM (#38133932)
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?
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