TYRES don’t last as long on electric vehicles, according to industry supplier epyx. The average reduction compared to an ICE car is 6,350 miles.
Data taken from the company’s 1link Service Network platform suggest the first tyre change for electric cars is taking place at 18,000 miles after 550 days old. This compares with hybrid cars where tyres last 24,600 miles and 585 days. And petrol and diesel (ICE – internal combustion engine) cars last 24,300 miles and 670 days.
Information released previously by epyx earlier this year also suggested that EV tyres are both bigger and more expensive than petrol or diesel equivalents. The average replacement tyre fitted to an EV was 18.59 inches and cost £207. The corresponding figures for an ICE equivalent were 17.40 inches and £130.
We’ve explained before that our data in this area needs to be approached with a degree of caution because of the samples involved. Most EVs operated by fleets tend to be at least the size of a family hatchback with comparatively few smaller vehicles yet available, so the electric cars on our platform tend to skew towards larger models.
However, even bearing that in mind, both the new data and the figures we have released previously do seem to suggest that EV tyres are wearing faster and are more expensive to replace. There is no denying that over 6,000 miles and £77 are quite significant gaps. EV tyres are undoubtedly costing fleets more money in real world terms at the moment.
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