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Originally Posted by Tejas1836
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And they are pretty big tires. $1500 / set x 2 sets per year @ 12k miles / yr = $3000 (at least) per year for tires.
Any planet-savings the R1T does, or does not, deliver by virtue of its EV-ness is offset by manufacturing petroleum-based tires, putting them on diesel-burning tractor-trailers to get them from factory to warehouse to local tire shop, consuming the tires and spreading rubber powder all over the environment, then disposing the used tire carcasses when replaced.
Run the same equation for the quad motor hardware: 4x rare earth metals, 4x copper motor windings, 4x epoxy potting, 4x DC-to-AC inverter electronics. Love the mechanical architecture, but it doesn't save the planet.
Makes sense?