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  • Are those the original tires from the factory?

    They wear out at 30-35k miles, just FYI. EVs weigh more than ICE cars sedans- it’s harder on the tires.

    You can buy aftermarket tires that will last much longer, but you lose the internal foam that dampens road noise. Make sure you match the tire size. EVs require fairly specific heavy-load tires.

    Edit: this was experience with a Model 3 coming from a compact gas sedan as my previous car.






  • Sure, but the company fronted the millions of dollars required to develop the technology. The investment needs to come from somewhere.

    That doesn’t have to be a private company, though. We need public funding that retains the patent rights, if not just to make the invention free from licensing costs to manufacture.

    The insane thing about our current system is that we do have public funding, but private companies wind up with the patent anyway