The dark side of range anxiety: Currently available EVs stateside are far heavier than they need to be for a 10-mile commute, causing more generation of particulates from tires than ICE vehicles.
The dark side of range anxiety: Currently available EVs stateside are far heavier than they need to be for a 10-mile commute, causing more generation of particulates from tires than ICE vehicles.
Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt are those vehicles and they don’t appear to be any heavier than their ICE counterparts. This article is just fear-mongering about EVs. Tire degradation may be a serious concern, but it’s not actually unique to EVs and this article isn’t really setting itself up to be taken seriously.
I wouldn’t say it is unique to EVs. Not a huge fan of the framing of “they must be heavier,” but it’s important to know what sort of propaganda we’re seeing on the EV transition.