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Petrol is now so expensive, EVs Cost A Lot Less To Drive Than Gas Cars in Europe—Even With Public Charging (insideevs.com)

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can't have it both ways. Either the tyres are worse or the weight is more or your driving has more acceleration than it used to be with your gas guzzler.

I'm calling bullshit on it being anything other than tyres, weight and/or driving style. That delicious electric acceleration is a delight from the off, as I know very well, and I'd be sceptical indeed if someone who previously chose a V8 Mustang claimed that they didn't indulge in it a lot.

Now that your EV is giving you so much razz, your tyres are wearing out more. If you want to save money on tyres, put it in whatever economy mode it has and go gently away from the lights. Or have the fun and but new tyres more. But don't blame the car for giving you the acceleration you enjoy, and don't blame the electricity for wearing out the tyres!

[–] kudra@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is so interesting. I'm a slow and cautious EV driver with an older 1T Minicab-MiEV which runs light truck tyres. My hoon friends look aghast and would never drive such a dinky car. It weighs less than half a standard ICE ute. But I've been told my tyres need changing after only around 20k-30k km. Minicabs do have tiny tyres and I do more highway than city driving, so that is likely part of the equation, but it could be that there really is something more to this that EVs run through tyres faster, and not just because of weight. Which sucks as particulates in the environment are often from tyre wear 😞

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I found the stock tires on mine underperformed the michelins I replaced them with.