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

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.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: automotive; chat; ecars; electric; electriccars; ev; localnews; nlz; tires; tirewear
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To: TigerClaws

“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?!


61 posted on 01/25/2024 12:56:12 AM PST by albie
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To: TigerClaws
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.

62 posted on 01/25/2024 1:20:43 AM PST by Robert357
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To: TigerClaws

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


63 posted on 01/25/2024 2:06:29 AM PST by digger48
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To: TigerClaws

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


64 posted on 01/25/2024 2:32:33 AM PST by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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To: TigerClaws

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


65 posted on 01/25/2024 3:04:25 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: clearcarbon
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

66 posted on 01/25/2024 3:23:45 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (This Is The Way)
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To: isthisnickcool

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


67 posted on 01/25/2024 3:39:05 AM PST by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)
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To: FarCenter
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.

68 posted on 01/25/2024 3:48:24 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
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To: dfwgator

“In a “yugo “


69 posted on 01/25/2024 3:49:22 AM PST by blitz128
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To: workerbee

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


70 posted on 01/25/2024 3:52:28 AM PST by Antioch (Against stupidity even the Gods struggle in vain…)
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To: workerbee
"Where do these freaks come from?"

From the same public schools your kids go to.

71 posted on 01/25/2024 3:55:00 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The power of the press is not in what it includes, rather, it's in that which is omitted.)
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To: Saintgermain

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.


72 posted on 01/25/2024 3:57:00 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: TigerClaws
I thought it was time to try to save the planet

Drank the kool-aid.

73 posted on 01/25/2024 4:04:02 AM PST by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: workerbee

“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.


74 posted on 01/25/2024 4:06:06 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
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To: TigerClaws
“I’ve always driven combustion engines and I thought it was time to try to save the planet,”

BWAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

75 posted on 01/25/2024 4:11:34 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: RockyTx

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


76 posted on 01/25/2024 4:33:58 AM PST by chopperk (e )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

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.


77 posted on 01/25/2024 4:40:32 AM PST by hecticskeptic (Q. What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth? A. About 6 months....)
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“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?
78 posted on 01/25/2024 4:40:38 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: workerbee
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.

79 posted on 01/25/2024 4:42:06 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

...the ill...


80 posted on 01/25/2024 4:42:39 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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