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

Miami Herald ^

[albie]

“If somebody looked at me and said, Mr. Semel, you are going to love this car but in about 7,000 miles you will have to pay 1,400 or 1,500 dollars to replace the tires, I wouldn’t have bought the car,”

…isn’t it worth it to “save the planet” you little fu@@ stick?!

[Robert357]

Good article, but it ignores one very important factor in tire wear.

Most, if not all, EV’s use regenerative braking to help charge the battery and conserve battery energy. That means that tire friction during slowing down is much higher and hence a much more significant source of tire wear than a gasoline engine vehicle.

The other thing not discussed is that this is not just EV’s, it is also to a somewhat lesser extent true for hybrids, although their battery weight is somewhat less.

Thank you for sharing this article.

p.s. Another major cost is the cost of modifying one's home electrical system so that you can charge your EV or Plug Hybrid at home. That is typically a $2,000 to $3,000 cost, although there are rebates, tax credits, and other ways to reduce it.

[digger48]

Damn. I’ve gone 30-40,000 miles on f250 and f350 4x4s, usually carrying 1000+ pounds in the bed, and often pulling 14,000 lbs behind

[Old Yeller]

Only people with more money than branes but EV’s so it doesn’t matter.

[ronnie raygun]

Im sure the average weight of these batteries takes a toll.
1-not good in cold weather
2-not good with water
3-not enough charging stations
4-to expensive for the average person (planned)
5-batteries like your car now, needs to be replaced at a very high cost
6-who will buy a preowned not knowing the condition and life expectancy of batterie
7-does not fit the climate scam they have brought upon us
a waste in land fill
b batteries and parts made with fossil fuel
c mining
and now tire replacements every 7000 miles
Once again the government touches and sh## is the result.A plan we can all deepsix

[Hot Tabasco]

In that case I'd be worried a pothole might total my EV.

Excellent point. Here in Michigan, winter pot holes are a major concern

[Baldwin77]

Which models? I’ve driven Mercedes SUVs for years and had no problems. NONE.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The batteries are heavy and the motors provide lots of torque at all speeds.

I was wondering if it was lead-footed driving that was the cause. My wife had a Rav4 Prime (plug in hybrid) and on short trips, which is most of our driving, it was all electric. It was very smooth, but definitely heavy. Lifting your foot off the brake when the stoplight changed usually provided sufficient acceleration. We didn't keep it that long. My wife is a leadfoot, and generally got about half as many miles on tires and brakes as me, on my car when we both drove ICE.

[blitz128]

“In a “yugo “

[Antioch]

You can always tell it’s a liberal when they use the term “the planet” instead of earth or creation

[norwaypinesavage]

"Where do these freaks come from?"

From the same public schools your kids go to.

[FreedomPoster]

The Mercedes in question here is 5467 pounds. That’s heavy, even for a big sedan.

https://www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/Mercedes-Benz/128205/Mercedes-Benz-EQS-450+.html

You can look up other EVs there.

I drove an Audi A8 some years ago. Aluminum body, V8, great car. For comparison, it was 3858 pounds.

[grobdriver]

I thought it was time to try to save the planet

Drank the kool-aid.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Where do these freaks come from?”

LOL! “The planet.” When someone says that he self-identifies as an insufferable ahole. At least it gives you a warning to avoid that person. Like people who wear masks.

[NorthMountain]

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

BWAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[chopperk]

EVs also accelerate rapidly. Drivers want to be a 65mph in 3 seconds. Tire slippage causes excessive wear.

[hecticskeptic]

My wife is a leadfoot, and generally got about half as many miles on tires and brakes as me, on my car when we both drove ICE.
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I had a similar issue on a different part of the car. I bought two new cars in 1992... one was a manual transmission and one was an automatic. Both cars were driven until they were done (say 200,000 miles) and during that time, the automatic went through 7 sets of brakes. Meanwhile, the manual transmission car was still on its original set. Some of that had to do with highway versus city driving but a lot had to do with gearing down and using the engine for braking.

[mmichaels1970]

“If somebody looked at me and said, Mr. Semel, you are going to love this car but in about 7,000 miles you will have to pay 1,400 or 1,500 dollars to replace the tires, I wouldn’t have bought the car,” Semel said.

Small price to pay for “saving the planet” right?

[mewzilla]

Where do these freaks come from?

Deep State.

The impaired, the I'll, the lazy, the IGNORANT are far, far easier to rule.

And this guy just tugs his forelock.

[mewzilla]

...the ill...