Electric cars are not THE solution.

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You can’t really engineer away the need for friction, and if there’s friction there is going to be wear.

If EV tires were much better than normal tires with the same grip levels and somehow magically less wear, all tires would adopt that technology.

Not that I’m a materials scientist, but EV tires don’t seem much different than other “economy” tires, other than a higher load rating.

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There is actually a lot of small details that make EV tires different than regular tires. Nothing that helps with particle emissions, though:

https://youtu.be/8pM9o2Ifcro

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All the EVs I see sold around where I live (Norway) come with the same eco tires as ICE cars. The heavier ones like a Tesla Model X just comes with the same tires rated for higher load. (And the extra foam inside for sound dampening, but that’s an option for most tires) The Model X also happens to be delivered with the same tire they put on the very much not EV Ford Explorer.

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I know nothing about the tires on the Teslas or the non EV ford explorer, or even what tires are fitted in Norway. But the Hyundai Ioniq 5 I bought in Denmark last year came fitted with Michelin Primacy 4 tires, which are indeed EV tires.

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