| ▲ | chasebank 2 days ago |
| I went to get new tires on my truck last month. 3 of the 5 bays at the tire shop had teslas getting new shoes. I asked the shop owner and he said EVs eat tires. Like 9-12 months max lifespan, great for business. I couldn't believe it but I've always heard there's exponential wear on tires relative to weight. |
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| ▲ | nostrademons 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| This doesn't make sense. A Tesla weighs about as much as an SUV. We don't hear about SUVs eating tires. If Teslas specifically are in the tire shop more, perhaps it's that Teslas ship with shitty tires. I've heard of a number of car makes that ship with really fragile OEM tires as a way to get you back into the shop for service. |
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| ▲ | xeonmc 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Tesla also has faulty camber/toe settings out of the factory that concentrates tyre wear on where it's weak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1kdxm5cKfA | |
| ▲ | cheald 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | It's a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the torque that the electric motors produce. | | |
| ▲ | nostrademons 2 days ago | parent [-] | | That makes more sense, but if that's true, you can avoid the extra tire wear by driving like a granny (which reportedly works, according to one of the other comments here). | | |
| ▲ | cheald 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Well, if you can convince my wife of that, you're more than welcome to try. I just crossed 100k miles on my Model 3 and I think I'm on my 5th set of tires. |
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| ▲ | derektank 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | EVs can accelerate much faster than an SUV. I imagine that could explain part of the difference. |
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| ▲ | fossuser 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Depends how you drive - I change my teslas tires every 50k miles, it takes that long to wear out. |
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| ▲ | ab_testing 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Have heard the same that Teslas eat tires like crazy. But why is that where their weight is comparable to a regular minivan. Is it due to the fast acceleration. If so can tire life be extended if the user is gentle on the accelerometer from zero. |
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| ▲ | bityard 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Almost all tire wear comes from accelerating and decelerating. Some from turning and cornering. Basically anytime you are asking them to stick to the road when the car's velocity is changing. Just coasting in a straight line does not cause any significant wear, regardless of weight. (Unless the tires are grossly under-inflated.) EVs eat tires when people drive them like they're on a race track, which is most of the time. | |
| ▲ | justinholt 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Acceleration combined with the style many EV manufacturers chose. Lots of “sporty” looks leaning on large rims with low profile tires. |
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| ▲ | rayiner 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Our bz4x has 16,000 miles and the tires are like new. And it’s 400 pounds heavier than a Model 3. |
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| ▲ | BLKNSLVR 2 days ago | parent [-] | | How are you finding the bz4x? I've read some negative things (possibly just seen negative headlines) about Toyota's commitment to electric cars and that the bz4x is a bit of a wet fish attempt at an electric. Interested in the FUD level going on. As an owner of a (2014 model) Nissan Leaf, which my wife and I both love, it does seem that Nissan somehow dropped the ball on electric given how good the Leaf still is (11 years later) as a suburban commuter vehicle and how it was a very early electric production car. | | |
| ▲ | rayiner 2 days ago | parent [-] | | This might be colored by the fact that we're a Toyota family, but we have a 2024 and love it. It's well-built, trouble-free, and predictable implementation of EV technology that's a cycle or two behind Tesla in terms of range and charging speed. I think the 2023 had some failure modes in cold weather, but the 2024 fixes those. It's fine, not great, on fast charging speeds. We get around 220 miles range, dropping to 190 in January/February when the temperature drops into the 30s here in Maryland. Right now it's reporting 3.7 miles per kWh, which is a tick behind what you'd get in a Model Y. I get the criticism--why pay Tesla prices to fall 10-20% short of Tesla specs? But the fit and finish is a cut above the Model Ys we drove, the ride is very comfortable, and the electronic features are, while more primitive, more intuitive and predictable. We'll probably get the 2025 to replace our Subaru Forester (which we've been very unhappy with in terms of reliability). I hear the 2025 model squeezes another 30 miles or so out of the battery, which would enable us to make the trip to NYC on a single charge, which is the only complaint we have. |
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| ▲ | thebruce87m 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > Like 9-12 months max lifespan It’s easy to spot when people are just making stuff up. Why would he tell you lifespan in months rather than distance? |
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| ▲ | cyberax 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| My last two sets of tires on a Model 3 last for 30000 miles. |
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| ▲ | qwerty_clicks 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Slow speed turning wears tires hard and unevenly. Like geologic erosion, such wear can promote and accelerate more cutting. |
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| ▲ | thefourthchime 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| depends on the car, model 3 weighs the same as a M3 |
