Comment by kuerbel
18 hours ago
Hmm, I have these tires on my Model 3: https://www.contimediacenter.com/eulabel/en/03143300000/
After 15,000 km, they haven't worn down by 2 mm. And that's despite being an EV. I think it really depends on how you drive.
Well, how do you drive? And in what climate?
I live in Northern Germany so a temperate climate all in all, although nowadays it gets really hot during the summer.
Well everyone says they are a good driver, and probably they are not. But I like to drive in a way that I rarely if ever have to engage the breaks. I also try to spread the regen distance if that makes sense, so it doesn't do a hard stop but slows down... gently over a longer distance. And when it comes to curves I try to follow the late apex line approach.
I was also lucky with my car though, it came with an excellent wheel alignment which isn't always the case.
Regen braking is pretty amazing, I love it. I wish it was more configurable, though.
I test drove the weird Mazda MX-30 and while it was too gutless and low-range to buy, one thing that impressed the hell out of me was the use of flappy-paddles behind the steering wheel to control regen strength. Felt like downshifting an automatic; you could set it to give you max regen without engaging the mechanical brakes, or total freewheeling. Made for some interesting hypermiling potential. Hopefully they ship a more complete EV one day!
Every time you enter regen, you're engaging the brakes as far as the tires are concerned.