10,000 kilometers. That's what one Tesla Cybertruck owner claims the tires on the car are up to. The tracks are also clear.
What can you expect from a new car tyre? According to a Tesla Cybertruck owner, no more than 10,000 kilometers.
The tires are not something Tesla covers under any kind of warranty. But the owner claims he has cards really nice on them all the way through.
This appears from a thread in an online forum for Cybertruck owners.
Tesla itself recommends that Cybertruck owners have the tires on their cars rotated after 6,250 miles (10,000 kilometers, ed.). In other words, changing the position of the tires on the car.
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However, when this owner contacted a garage to have it done, he was reportedly told that the tires are as good as done. The tyres, Goodyear Territory All-Terrain, are also not covered by any kind of mileage guarantee. Neither from Tesla nor Goodyear.
The Tesla owner is not the only one who now has to shell out for new tires. Last year, Rivian owners reported that their cars eat a set of tires in just 9,600 kilometers when the cars only drive the front wheels. A setting that is possible from the factory.
At Goodyear's competitor Michelin, there is no doubt that electric cars wear tires faster than equivalent petrol and diesel cars. In some cases up to 20 percent faster.
– Although it has not been rigorously scientifically tested, it indicates that some types of tires on electric cars wear out more than 20 percent faster than on a fossil car, says Marika Hofflund, Nordic director at Michelin.
The Michelin-owned Euromaster chain believes that the inevitable cost of tires can be up to 100 percent higher in electric cars. According to Goodyear, a new set of tires for a Tesla Cybertruck costs from 2,000 dollars, equivalent to a little over 14,000 Danish kroner, if they have to meet the factory specifications.
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