Eddy May's electric Mercedes-Benz suffered flat tyre. Vehicle did not come with spare. Many have questioned why EVs do not have spare tyres . ... An Australian driver has revealed one of the struggles of owning an electric car - the fact they don't come with spare tyres. Eddy May and his wife, from Adelaide, were driving their electric Mercedes-Benz EQC-400, worth around $128,000, along a freeway on Sunday morning when something sliced open one of the wheels. ... The majority of EVs do not come with spares due to extra weight they add to the vehicle and amount of...