New tires every 7k miles? Electric cars save gas; tire wear shocks some drivers

>>rntn+(OP)
Looks like an astroturf campaign, with essentially the same story popping up around the country.

>>bryanl+51
I would not be surprised if tires wear faster on a vehicle that weighs ~40% more. Another thing to consider is road damage, which is famously proportional to the weight to the power of four. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law

>>toxik+G1
They do wear faster on EVs but sub 10k miles is definitely not typical. This article is definitely written to grab attention with that 7k figure in the headline and then immediately starts walking that back.

>>jmuguy+T1
Sure, clickbaiting is just the world we live in. On the other hand, dismissing this as astroturfing is also a bit un-nuanced.

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