Posted on 01/24/2024 7:50:36 PM PST by TigerClaws
It was love at first sight when Neil Semel saw the electric Mercedes EQS 450+ at a Pompano Beach dealership. The sedan was the perfect sleek black color his wife wanted, had only 2,200 miles and they both liked the idea of getting away from gasoline.
“I’ve always driven combustion engines and I thought it was time to try to save the planet,” Semel said.
But after less than 5,000 miles of driving around his Boca Raton neighborhood, Semel was shocked to find some essential — and very expensive — parts were already wearing out. The tires.
“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.
For many drivers of EVs in Florida — the nation’s second largest market for electrical vehicles — premature tire wear has become an unexpected black mark on vehicles promoted as a green climate-friendly option to gas-gulping cars.
At EV Garage Miami, a Sweetwater repair shop that services 90 percent electric vehicles, lead technician Jonathan Sanchez said tires are the most frequent thing customers come in about — no matter what model or make of EV they’re driving. Tire mileage can vary widely of course, but he said he frequently changes EV tires at just 8,000 to 10,000 miles — a fourth or even fifth of typical tire wear on a gas-burning car.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Weren’t the OEM tires EV rated?
I once went through a set of tires in 14,000 miles. I have never bought those again!
Even the Jeep tires last well over 20,000 miles with heavy off road use and lots of riding with low pressure!
Most EVs have much lower mileage than average . That’s because most are bought by wealthy families with multiple vehicles.
They are used for going to the Planned Parenthood Meetup, the Sierra Club Monthly, or the local Democrat congressman fundraiser.
This means that all roads will be covered with a coat of tire material.
According to Toyota the weight of their 2024 hybrids are between 3480 pounds and 3580 pounds. But a hybrid battery is in no way comparable to the battery in an electric car. The Camery Hybrid battery weighs 105 pounds. Most electric vehicle batteries weigh between 1000 and 2000 pounds.
Toyota's electric car, the bZ4X weighs 4514 pounds, about a thousand pounds more than the Camry Hybrid.
From Freakville, USA. 😁
Launch them in saltwater filled capsules across the southern border at any moving targets.
Assuming they didn't get squashed beneath a produce truck while swerving to avoid a baby duck, beforehand.
Rears on the original Honda NSX did well to last 5000 (too much camber).
Thank you ever so much, no wonder those tires wear so quickly.
While vehicle weight
certainly affects tire
wear, it’s not the main
culprit. I’ve had tires
last as long as 40,000
miles on a 8600 lb 4x4
one ton pickup, with
regular air pressure
checks and rotations.
What wears on tires is
turning the front tires
while stationary, bad
front end alignment,
improper inflation, and
loss of traction (burn outs),
and going cheap on tires
not rated for the actual
weight they’re to handle.
To fully get a grasp on
how these EV drivers are
going through a set of
tires so quickly, one
would need to study
their driving and
preventative maintenance
habits.
I am against EV’s as much
as the next guy, but
this article leaves a
lot of unanswered questions.
Lol.
Good thing we will all be forced to buy them or they wouldn’t ever sell.
-PJ
It is quite possible that for sprawling environments such as most of the U.S., EVs will be relegated to the status of boutique products.
Tiny EVs might work out better in Europe and Asia.
I run Nokians on the Yukon XL. 50K+ miles on them so far. Still decent tread. Eff EVs.
“The combined effect of weight and quick acceleration.”
^^^This. The immediately available high torque of the EV motor allows the driver to basically “burn rubber” all the time.
Early articles said they weigh amounts similar to trucks due to the heavy batteries so will wear out the tires faster——and the roads. Most potholes and seams are worse in places where trucks go over the roads. EVs are the new “trucks.”
The house (big oil) always wins.
And the old tires?
Do they disappear in a puff of smoke?
Typically they burn for years.
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