EV Tires Last 7-10K?

[Muddyboots]

EV tires ONLY last 7-10k!? Sign me up!

Only 7,000 Miles? EV Owners Not Happy About Tires Not Lasting Very Long

While tires on gas-powered vehicles can last between 50,000 to 75,000 miles or more, EV owners are finding out their tires might last between only 7,000 - 10,000 miles. The problem is the weight of the car and the torque load stress on the tires.

cowboystatedaily.com

What is interesting is the comment on how heavy the cars are and the impact on the car lifts. Kind of like when I get on elevator

 

[choprzrul]

Bald tires with a frozen battery alongside the road......no thanks. Not to mention, what would my annual hunting trip look like pulling a 16' cargo trailer 1500 miles over the Rocky Mountains? EV might have its place, but not in my driveway!

 

[Muddyboots]

EV's will have a place....someday. The real issue is our woefully inadequate power grid which is ancient and obsolete in so many ways.

Maybe a wind turbine on top of car to charge underway will help?

 

[choprzrul]

I keep thinking that a towed diesel generator for long trips makes sense....kinda like railroad locomotives are diesel electric. Surely some way to have a fuel efficient diesel generator running while driving to greatly extend range?

 

[ButterBean]

I call BS, I ain’t buying it

 

[Muddyboots]

I read recently the infrastructure cannot accept the extra weight either such as elevated parking, and other car rated type infrastructure.

 

[Koda]

Last week when the snowpocalypse hit Portland all the EVs were stuck waiting on charge stations leaving people stranded.

 

[Koda]

I read recently the infrastructure cannot accept the extra weight either such as elevated parking, and other car rated type infrastructure.

Interesting...

Now we can add infrastructure upgrades to their total carbon footprint.

 

[Carsyn.22]

All a big joke put forward by the religion of green…
The generator idea may have some merit though… I have heard of carburetors that vaporize fuel instead of just mist, supposedly much more efficient but not practical for vehicles because they can’t really adjust for varying loads…

 

[MeatBuck]

Surely some way to have a fuel efficient diesel generator running while driving to greatly extend range?

Just buy a dodge truck with a Cummins diesel engine. Add a generator to the serpentine system. That way you get to keep your man card and your sanity.

Now you can charge dead evs or tow them for cash.

 

[choprzrul]

Just buy a dodge truck with a Cummins diesel engine. Add a generator to the serpentine system. That way you get to keep your man card and your sanity.

Now you can charge dead evs or tow them for cash.

Already have a 2022 Ram 2500 with the Cummins.....but I don't know if the power point in the bed will handle the amps needed to charge one of those things....

 

[jrebel]

We have a lot of rolling stock....and all of ours are hybrid. I'm a huge proponent of doing my part to protect the environment!! Without the batteries....non of the following will start. Heck, the dump trailer would just be a trailer without it's battery....how useless is that??

On a serious note....and I don't admit this very often on hunting forums....I do own a Subaru. That's as close as I'm getting to an EV....ever!!

 

[CBH Australia]

They should push them for the overpoluled overpopulated countries that are making them .
With 23 million people in Australia we are governed by other countries we emission control rules for vehicles.

There is another country the size of our smallest state that have a billion people and little distance to travel.

Yeah, na. What was I thinking. We better put another diesel charging station on the Nullaboor for the minority who can't see the forest for the trees.

 

[Muddyboots]

The real problem is ELV (End of Life) vehicle requirements for the owner. The potential cost for recycling entire vehicle may become enormous. If these EV type vehicles are gonna be jammed down our throats or elsewhere, then our illustrious govt must take financial responsibility for the entire cost to recycle. Although, I despise pointing to other countries, the EU requires ELV process for all vehicles. Something similar has to be promulgated here for EV's or owners are going to be on hook for significant cost for disposal and recycling.

 

[LightTheTower]

The list of drawbacks for EV’s is long, and growing. We should have been pushed to CNG more than a decade ago.

 

[Koda]

The real problem is ELV (End of Life) vehicle requirements for the owner. The potential cost for recycling entire vehicle may become enormous. If these EV type vehicles are gonna be jammed down our throats or elsewhere, then our illustrious govt must take financial responsibility for the entire cost to recycle. Although, I despise pointing to other countries, the EU requires ELV process for all vehicles. Something similar has to be promulgated here for EV's or owners are going to be on hook for significant cost for disposal and recycling.

This is the real problem and what happens when people politicize science to get elected. Im all for saving the environment and reducing emissions but a full switch to EV just shifts the impact to a different place... probably the ground where our food comes from. We cant even efficiently recycle plastic shopping bags and the EV/"green" energy movement is turning a blind eye on the total lifecycle footprint to recycle.

 

[MeatBuck]

This is the real problem and what happens when people politicize science to get elected. Im all for saving the environment and reducing emissions but a full switch to EV just shifts the impact to a different place... probably the ground where our food comes from. We cant even efficiently recycle plastic shopping bags and the EV/"green" energy movement is turning a blind eye on the total lifecycle footprint to recycle.

What’s the matter? You don’t like slurping medicine infused city water through a straw made from old tampon wrappers?

 

[Koda]

What’s the matter? You don’t like slurping medicine infused city water through a straw made from old tampon wrappers?

Nope, by city water you mean raw sewage... the tampon straw would be the least concern. The future looks bleak.

 

[Muddyboots]

I worked 40 yrs in environmental field, retired in 2012. Thank goodness!!! I would not survive today.

 

[CBH Australia]

I worked 40 yrs in environmental field, retired in 2012. Thank goodness!!! I would not survive today.

Yeah, you would need to leave commonsense and logic at the door.