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Rubber still wears off tires though so that may be worse or not for heavier vehicles


Because there is less extreme (and earlier) braking and less weight shift (drive motors on the rear or all), regenerative braking should lead to less overall tire degradation than comparable friction brakes for even a significantly increased weight.

Though this is contraindicated by Tesla drivers in the extreme Regen mode that induce motion sickness in their passengers and / or are replacing their tires very often (though conflated with rapid acceleration)


Worried about heavy vehicles? The best selling vehicle is the Ford F-series.


Which is 4,500-5,500lbs curb weight, just FYI.


Which comes out 200lb lighter than a Toyota Highlander hybrid.


From what I understand, Ford did some really significant work on lightening the F150 maybe 5+ years ago, I was surprised at how light they are. Looks like a Tesla Model S for comparison is $4,300-5,000lbs.


It is actually the RAV4 now, just barely. The f-150 is still in a close second and spent many years at the top though.


I would think tire wear is a function of both weight and torque. The worst offender would be a Hummer EV.




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