I bet its more to do with the instant torque the EV motors provide. The torque just snaps ON immediately, it feels great, but the tires will suffer. Perhaps they will need to reformulate the rubber used in EV’s and/or make a software adjustment to the torque delivery to the wheels.
It has to do with the regeneration. As you near a stop, you
let off the power pedal and the tires turn into generative
mode. This causes friction, and wears on the tire. My
regenerative tire wears out about twice as fast as the other
three.
“I bet its more to do with the instant torque the EV motors provide. The torque just snaps ON immediately, it feels great, but the tires will suffer. Perhaps they will need to reformulate the rubber used in EV’s and/or make a software adjustment to the torque delivery to the wheels.”
Not going to happen because RANGE is everything. The tires are obviously optimized for maximum range as even 20 miles can be a deal breaker. For gasoline cars wanting another 20 miles in range, it’s another gallon of gasoline at 6 pounds (which, incidentally, will burn off after doing its job), for EVs that can be another 120 pounds of batteries. For EVs, it’s much easier (and cheaper) to simply ‘save’ the weight (and all its secondary effects) by sacrificing the tires.
Or regulate the standing start torque.