• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    EV are much heavier than petrol cars, maybe the offset weight will help regain some grip? Normal tires wear out so fast on EVs.

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      1 month ago

      That extra weight will also mean that more force is required to accelerate and change directions.

      The nimbleness of a vehicle can be expressed as the ratio:

      (Tire Contact Area * Tire Stickiness) / Vehicle Mass

      Increasing the vehicle’s mass while making the tires harder will lead to longer breaking distances and will cause a vehicle to understeer at lower speeds.