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
A Tesla Model 3 is 0-15% heavier than a BMW 3 Series. A Ford Lightning is 10-20% heavier than a gasoline SuperCrew. EV's are not 40% heavier.

>>bryanl+A2
Glad to see at least one other person agreeing, I got the doom and gloomer downvotes.

>>infect+89
I think it may simply be a US vs European thing, it really surprises me the modern ICE cars are so heavy. I guess it's because of SUVization.

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