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<blockquote data-quote="trekrok" data-source="post: 4197907" data-attributes="member: 6668">This got reading a little on the maintenance costs of EVs. I didn&#039;t realize that tires on evs are more expensive and wear out 20-30% faster than ice vehicles. So I started looking at what makes a tire an ev tire. According to a few articles...One is rubber compound for traction to handle torque, which also probably is the explanation for wearing out faster.&nbsp; Another is weight handling since evs weigh 6-800 lbs more than ice. Tread designed to be quiet since there&#039;s no ice sounds. This one doesn&#039;t make much sense to me since you&#039;d think ice drivers also might appreciate quiet tread design?Lower rolling resistance to maximize range.&nbsp; Here again, seems like this might be something of benefit to an ice driver too?Overall I question whether it&#039;s not more of a marketing ploy from tire manufacturers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trekrok, post: 4197907, member: 6668"] This got reading a little on the maintenance costs of EVs. I didn't realize that tires on evs are more expensive and wear out 20-30% faster than ice vehicles. So I started looking at what makes a tire an ev tire. According to a few articles... One is rubber compound for traction to handle torque, which also probably is the explanation for wearing out faster. Another is weight handling since evs weigh 6-800 lbs more than ice. Tread designed to be quiet since there's no ice sounds. This one doesn't make much sense to me since you'd think ice drivers also might appreciate quiet tread design? Lower rolling resistance to maximize range. Here again, seems like this might be something of benefit to an ice driver too? Overall I question whether it's not more of a marketing ploy from tire manufacturers. [/QUOTE]

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