DSCI 490 Capstone Fall 2024

Electric vehicles tend to wear out tires more quickly compared to similar gasoline cars. Although about a 20% reduction in longevity is often cited, wear for EV tires varies by vehicle and can be worse on performance-oriented models that are fitted with softer tires for better grip.

To EV or not EV? It's a question more and more motorists are asking as they look to purchase replacement tires for the electric vehicles that grace their garages. Should they buy special "EV tires," or just look for good tires that fit their electron-gulping cars and light trucks? Tire engineers know it's not a silly question and that OEMs have their work cut out for them on the education front. A 2023 Michelin survey found 83% of motorists, including half of all EV owners, didn't understand the different tire needs of EVs and ICE cars and trucks.