EV owners are shocked that tires wear out

The main reason tires are wearing out faster on EVs isn’t how fast they’re driving, it’s that the large batteries mean the vehicles are heavier than similarly-sized gasoline-powered cars.

This also means that EVs put more wear and tear on roads than their traditional counterparts, making it even more critical that we find a more reliable long-term source of funding for road maintenence than gasoline taxes. [Discussed here previously]

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