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Hmm, I have these tires on my Model 3: https://www.contimediacenter.com/eulabel/en/03143300000/ https://www.contimediacenter.com/eulabel/en/03143300000/ After
by kuerbel 29d ago
Hmm, I have these tires on my Model 3: https://www.contimediacenter.com/eulabel/en/03143300000/ https://www.contimediacenter.com/eulabel/en/03143300000/
After 15,000 km, they haven't worn down by 2 mm. And that's despite being an EV. I think it really depends on how you drive.
- mikestorrent 29d agoWell, how do you drive? And in what climate?
- kuerbel 29d agoI live in Northern Germany so a temperate climate all in all, although nowadays it gets really hot during the summer. Well everyone says they are a good driver, and probably they are not. But I like to drive in a way that I rarely if ever have to engage the breaks. I also try to spread the regen distance if that makes sense, so it doesn't do a hard stop but slows down... gently over a longer distance. And when it comes to curves I try to follow the late apex line approach. I was also lucky with my car though, it came with an excellent wheel alignment which isn't always the case.
- mikestorrent 29d agoRegen braking is pretty amazing, I love it. I wish it was more configurable, though. I test drove the weird Mazda MX-30 and while it was too gutless and low-range to buy, one thing that impressed the hell out of me was the use of flappy-paddles behind the steering wheel to control regen strength. Felt like downshifting an automatic; you could set it to give you max regen without engaging the mechanical brakes, or total freewheeling. Made for some interesting hypermiling potential. Hopefully they ship a more complete EV one day!
- anamax 29d agoEvery time you enter regen, you're engaging the brakes as far as the tires are concerned.
- mikestorrent 28d agoSomewhat true, but you don't get brake fade from it, and since the slowdown is more gradual you shouldn't be asking anywhere near as much from the tires as you would be under real braking.