One thing I keep seeing in the online EV FUD machine lately is how terrible EVs are on tires. Because they’re heavy and they produce so much torque, they say, EVs go through tires way faster than ICE vehicles. The estimated tire life keeps shrinking as the story spreads, with the most recent one I came across saying that they only last 15,000 miles. That last exaggeration got one potential EV buyer to wondering whether it was a good idea to get an EV, so clearly this kind of stuff affects sales.
Despite not being designed for EVs, LTX tires were designed to deal with the mounting torque numbers pickups and SUVs have been putting out in recent years. While the power doesn’t pour on as fast as an EV’s, a late-model turbocharged truck engine can still deliver some serious punishment to the rubber. If you stand on it, there will often be some lag while the air pressure builds up, followed by a sudden burst of power once the turbo spools up.
At this rate, I’ll probably rotate again in another 12,000 miles or so when the tread is even again. Then, I’ll go about another 12,000 miles before tread will go low. At that point, I could do another rotation and wear them all down to the wear bars, for a total life of about 48,000 miles. That’s a whole lot more than 15,000 or even 30,000!When you get into an EV, there are several psychological things playing against your tire life.
Another thing playing against your tires is that you don’t feel the need to worry about breaking a complex combustion engine and transmission. Without all of the moving parts, the chances of causing premature wear and killing your car by 100,000 miles goes way down. So, the hesitance to have some fun is a lot smaller.
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