[ExI] evs again

[BillK]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 at 03:09, spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Regarding EVs leaving rubber on the road: I didn’t know that, but really
> what I am hoping for is that lots and lots of people will buy EVs so we can
> have a power reserve in case of the Singularity happening sooner than I
> expect.  Millions of people buy EVs, sooner or later Musk is going to be
> proven right, enraged mobs will burn Teslas by the millions, then we have
> all the electric power we need.  That’s an example of betting on what we
> think rather than what we want.
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> spike
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It's mostly due to electric cars being much heavier and the instant torque
delivery of the transmission.
Tyres wear 25% to 50% faster. There is also some concern that older
multi-storey car parks might not cope well with the extra weight when
filling up with electric cars.
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https://www.perplexity.ai/search/research-do-electric-cars-wear-zzvf4jpnQZOOnrmLdnAJJA#0
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BillK
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