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I strongly doubt that, tire compound and design plays a huge roll, as well as the driver.

I reckon that simply changing the throttle ramp would have a good effect on tire wear

(I daily drive an ev conversion and have seen this first hand)




No "good driving" beats the laws of physics, the extra weight the batteries have will make that happen faster than an ICE.

Of course, battery tech can improve by becoming lighter, more efficient etc, then my argument would change, but without those improvements, I don't believe in it.


Fast acceleration from instantaneous torque delivery is going to increase the chance of breaking the friction barrier between the ground and the wheels. changing that torque delivery curve is going to have a huge effect on maintaining grip. driving habits absolutely have an effect on tire wear.




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