[levocardia]

(which electric cars and trucks also reduce, because of regenerative braking)

[tzs]

Doesn't regenerative braking reduce brake dust, not tire dust?

[real0mar]

Correct. And tire dust increases because electric vehicles are usually heavier

[masklinn]

For semis this is irrelevant, as the GVWR is pretty much the same so EV mostly means you get limited on payload weight: in the US the feds increase GVWR limit by 2000 lbs (from 80k to 82k) for EV semis, but not every state has legalised that, and it's barely noticeable (EU has a much more aggressive bye, from 40 to 44 tonnes).

[apexalpha]

I doubt that's the case in America where gas-powered cars (/ trucks) are also huge and heavy.

A Model 3 weighs less than a Ford 150.

[xboxnolifes]

And a mini cooper weighs less than a semi. The thread you are in is about Semis.

[egeozcan]

My father who owns an electric car (I don't) told me that the increased torque eats away the tires much faster. Not sure how connected to the reality that is.

[Mashimo]

Correct, but I would say that is user error. You don't HAVE to accelerate faster.

[m101]

Increased forces from similar speeds but with more weight in cornering wears down tires more in electric cars. Less so the torque myths