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by Erem 29 days ago
Is tire damage proportional to the same figure? If so, heavier cars will naturally require more tire replacements and tire tax collection will more or less match contribution to road wear
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... In my experience, not necessarily, especially when it comes to good EV driving habits and a decently designed EV.

By that I mean, if you're driving an EV (or hybrid, to a large extent) properly you are going to be relying on regen braking by default, and if the EV is smart enough, it's going to do at least some limiting of power delivery to minimize wheel skip/etc on even aggressive acceleration.

As anecdata, my Hybrid weighs about 20% more than my first car, yet I've gotten more miles out of my tires than I did on that old Saturn. [0]

Said hybrid weighs close to a Model 3.

[0] - The Subaru doesn't have good data here, because it has the worst luck for killing a tire mid-life with a sidewall puncture/damage and then requires replacing all 4 anyway.