There's a lot of weird mystery around tires for EVs. Some people think a tire is a tire, and that EVs don't need anything special. Other times, a tire shop might think that EV tires
There’s a lot of weird mystery around tires for EVs. Some people think a tire is a tire, and that EVs don’t need anything special. Other times, a tire shop might think that EV tires are so different that they won’t know what they’re doing, and thus refuse to even sell you tires. While I’ve read a fair amount about this topic and there’s a lot of internet lore, the truth of this topic could use a nice, easy-to-understand presentation.
In typical fashion, Jason goes into detail about each of these aspects of tire engineering, while making it all easy to understand.As we all know, EVs tend to be heavier than similar gas-powered cars. It’s not always a huge difference, but on average, it’s true. No matter how you design the car and how structural you make the pack, the battery cells still have to weigh something. My Bolt EUV’s battery pack weighs in at 1,000 pounds, and some vehicles are even heavier to get more power and range.
But what about comfort? This normally would make the car rough and uncomfortable, but the extra weight of the EV balances out with the stiffness of the tire, making for a comfortable ride. So, it all works out in the end. It’s all about matching the tire to the vehicle it’s going to be mounted under.Tires do a lot of important jobs. They keep you from slipping and sliding all over the road, and nobody wants that.
If you’ve ever gotten a Tesla a pair of tires, you may have seen the foam that some tires have inside them. That’s there to cut down on the tire noise by getting between the rubber and the metal wheels to help insulate you from the sound a bit. This alone could cut the sound almost in half.
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