A project funded by the Department of Energy to use novel mathematical methods to predict tire wear:
https://www.sbir.gov/node/2437513
The abstract begins:
“Tire tread wear is the leading cause of pollution from cars - over 1000x larger than engine exhaust. Tires on electric cars wear out 20% faster on average because of increased torque and weight, so the impact of tire pollution will grow in significance as electric vehicles continue to grow in popularity.”
IMHO, another reason (among many) the taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing the manufacture and distribution of EVs.
Tire tread wear? Mathematical models? I guess one would expect some seat-riding bureau genius to want to wear out tires on his lap top. But in 1966 Washington State University at Pullman, with funding from DOT, WashDOT, and the U. built a facility to do exactly that. I think some of the truck tire makers even helped fund it. It was a circular track about 100 feet in diameter, 10 feet wide, with a 3-armed carriage mounted so that it would travel epicyclly, spreading the tire tracks all over the pavement. It had a water tank in the center so the load could be varied and it was designed to test both tire wear and pavement types, even at various speeds.
It would be asking way too much to expect the deskriders to use that facility to find out exactly what they want to know about EV tire wear and pavement loading.
I have an easier method to determine tire wear - involves a penny. And I can tell you that tires on my 5.0 Mustang, especially the rear tires, wore out a LOT faster than the fronts for some reason.