larger wheels/tires are heavier.

heavier wheels/tires means more unsprung weight.

More weight means more power required to get them going.

more power means less range.

seems pretty obvious that they should be going with smaller, lighter, narrowing wheels and tires.

  • ScuffedBalataB
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    10 months ago

    Weight is not AS big a deal in EVs as it is in ICE cars.

    The reason is that you require more energy to get up to speed, but you get a good chunk of that back in an EV (while it’s completely lost in an ICE car).

    The extra kinetic energy doesn’t get wasted as much in an EV.