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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by uxp100 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @01:32PM (#43060887)
The weights aren’t really that much higher than ICE cars, but I don’t think anyone who has owned an EV would say they don’t go through tires faster. They do. How much due to weight, how much due to better acceleration, I don’t know, but they definitely are harder on tires.
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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by marzell on Saturday February 15, 2025 @01:44PM (#43060995)
Some factors I think are involved, but I don't see mentioned - EVs produce more readily available torque in general, and also tire choice heavily factors in EV range (low rolling resistance), which has a negative impact on tread life
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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by Schiendelman on Saturday February 15, 2025 @01:40PM (#43060955)
Three or four years ago, yes. Newer EV specific tires don't seem to be wearing faster.
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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by uxp100 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @04:18PM (#43062432)
Unfortunately Nissan did not put such a tire on my Ariya. Good range and very quiet but very soft and only 9/32 from factory means lots of people have to replace em after 15 to 20k.

I’m replacing earlier given poor snow and rain performance. They can have em back when my lease is up.

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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by Schiendelman on Saturday February 15, 2025 @05:28PM (#43063063)
Understood, but that's Nissan sucking.
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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by 93po on Saturday February 15, 2025 @02:53PM (#43061702)
EVs use different tires from the factory than regular cars to help increase efficiency, maybe it's about the type of tire?
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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by uxp100 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @04:16PM (#43062411)
That’s a factor too. My stock tires were quite soft, though they were a tire that was also used on non EVs in Nissans lineup.
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