Tyre wear!

[ChocolateFrog]

It's very easy to put a lot of torque through EV tyres without even realising it.

I was following my missus who was in an ID3 while I was in a Duster and I found it hard to keep up.

While your feathering in the clutch and pulling away smoothly, changing gear etc an EV gets to 20-30 mph in a couple of seconds without a second thought.

I'm not surprised that if you do that several thousand times a year the tyres wear out bloody quickly.

[Aventador 700]

SWoll said:

Aventador 700 said:

Sheepshanks said:

smifffymoto said:

He has been quoted 1500€for 4 tyres and that is with a 25% discount

French village garage pricing? Our colleagues there say everything costs a fortune.

Nah, €1600 gets 4 x massive cup2s, something stinks there (norauto)

The standard fit Bridgestone Turanzo Eco tyres for the ID4 are anywhere from £200-300 a corner in the UK before fitting if bought online. Add dealer tax and fitting charges and the price doesn't look that out of whack TBH.

Holy moly

Feeling much better about my track tires now

I must admit our Model S doesnt seem to eat tyres at any different rate to our ice cars, though they are all pretty high in the power stakes, so maybe that why i dont notice..

Those prices though!

[South tdf]

ChocolateFrog said:

It's very easy to put a lot of torque through EV tyres without even realising it.

I was following my missus who was in an ID3 while I was in a Duster and I found it hard to keep up.

While your feathering in the clutch and pulling away smoothly, changing gear etc an EV gets to 20-30 mph in a couple of seconds without a second thought.

I'm not surprised that if you do that several thousand times a year the tyres wear out bloody quickly.

I had a Polestar 2 AWD and tyres lasted over 40k and I drove it pretty hard most of the time. Amazed me as most of my cars need tyres before 20k

[SWoll]

ChocolateFrog said:

It's very easy to put a lot of torque through EV tyres without even realising it.

I was following my missus who was in an ID3 while I was in a Duster and I found it hard to keep up.

While your feathering in the clutch and pulling away smoothly, changing gear etc an EV gets to 20-30 mph in a couple of seconds without a second thought.

I'm not surprised that if you do that several thousand times a year the tyres wear out bloody quickly.

They really don't though IME. Did 20k over 2 years in a Model 3 Performance which is both relatively heavy (1900KGS) and powerful (450+ bhp/lbft) and the original tyres were still hanging on despite being driven enthusiastically on a regular basis (would have been rude not to). The power/torque delivery is very linear and traction control very clever.

Your appreciate the ID3 will do 0-60 5 seconds quicker than the Duster BTW, so not surprised you struggled?

[granada203028]

smifffymoto said:

Somebody on a Facebook group my wife is on is reporting needing 4 new tyres on a VW ID4 after only 13,500km.

Is this normal and does it totally negate any fuel cost savings?

No it is not normal and yes it does negate the fuel savings. Part of the problem is the large size and low profile.

I have had trouble with uneven tyre ware on my old Leaf possibly because it's under pinning's are based on the Duke which doesn't have a 1/4 ton battery. Rear drivers worst.

I guess they should get the car checked under warrantee but don't accept the EVs high torque bull st etc.

I had the Leaf looked at by several garages to no avail and Nissan made it worse offsetting the steering wheel. Just rotate the tyres, use cheap ones, over inflate them etc.