New tires every 7,000 miles? Electric cars save gas but tire wear shocks some Florida drivers

Miami Herald ^

[Gritty]

“I’ve always driven combustion engines and I thought it was time to try to save the planet,” Semel said.

"A fool and his money are soon parted." - B. Franklin

[353FMG]

Some of it will be coating our lungs and settle in our kidneys. Climate change should be the least of our worries but potential cancers should be.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’ve got CVT automatic on my 2014 Corolla and my wife’s 2019 Rav4. It has B-S-D forward gears. Brake-Slow-Drive, which sort of act like first-second-third for the purpose of downshifting. B is for approaching a stop, S to keep from picking up speed going downhill, and D for everything else. 75K miles on the Corolla and original brakes.

[sausageseller]

I've always driven combustion engines and I thought it was time to try to save the planet,” Semel said.

Great way to tell everyone you are a moron.

[GenXPolymath]

2020 S60 Volvo specs. This is a fair comparison to the Tesla model 3 AWD as the two cars are within an inch of each other in footprint size in lenght and width. They both use the identical sized 18” rim size and even identical 45 aspect ratio tires with the same contact patch size. Given that the vehicles are within 200lbs of each other with identical tires the wear should be nearly identical rates. My S60 eats tires every 25,000 miles if I’m running performance rubber on them and 40,000 with really hard 600 wear rate all pros. I would expect a Tesla 3 that’s on the same rim with the same tires to return similar results with both being AWD cars.

Dimensions
187″ L x 73″ W x 56″ H
Driveline
All-wheel drive,
Curb weight
3,907 lbs

[dynoman]

Yeah lots of people blab about it but few have actually had to replace them.

[dynoman]

A fire is not a leak.

[Responsibility2nd]

I said Toxic not fire.

Google this.....are used EV batteries toxic

[Clay Moore]

“What type of rugged outdoorsman purchases an electric Jeep©?”

With that much weight, it would be the one that likes to get stuck. Although it might make a good sled pull rig.

[dynoman]

You said "leaky toxic" And the link you posted said an EV battery fire is toxic.

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To: KierkegaardMAN

Millions of tons of leaky toxic EV batteries will make a nice addition to landfills everywhere.

37 posted on 01/24/2024 9:15:23 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)

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[Responsibility2nd]

Millions of tons of leaky toxic EV batteries will make a nice addition to landfills everywhere.

[clearcarbon]

"Although it might make a good sled pull rig."

It might have some potential as a field welder.

[Elsie]

My thoughts, too; Kemo Sabay.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Will replacement batteries even be available in 8-12 years when they wear out? Replacing them will cost more than the car is worth even with new batteries. So EVs are a disposable item.

[minnesota_bound]

So twice a year you gotta get new tires at a minimum of $1,200 for 4 tires. Add the minimum $2,400 to the way more expensive electric car price, the electric bill, the higher car and home insurance costs and the repair bill that is again more expensive then a gas car and the battery replacement cost of at least $15,000 plus the reduced life span and no resale value (See Hertz).

[Cold_Red_Steel]

Nearly Every EV enthusiast online: “BuT yOu DoN’t HaVe tO ChAnGe OiL!!!”