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This gets repeated again and again, but hasn't been my personal experience. I'd say my tyres are easily lasting twice as long than my previous diesel car.
I'm sure it's true for the 9k+ lb. Hummer EV and Silverados but my sedan is as light or lighter than ICE vehicles in it's class.
It's not the weight. It's the torque.
Is there an argument that with regen in EVs there is a smoother transition in speed continuing to less wear to tyres/roads?
I certainly drive my EV more calmly than ICE due to the relaxed vibe of an EV
Pretty sure the weight has a significant impact on tire wear...
And EVs don't have to change gear¹, so smoother driving and less wear.
¹ automatic also has gears.
A lot of cars have CVTs. No changing gears on those.
not necessarily. Toyota uses planetary gears which also change transmission without discrete "gear shifting". Although going fully EV removes that necessity of course.
Planetary gears have been used in automatic transmissions for as long as they have existed. I think you're thinking of CVTs.