Nubo
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woodgeek said:I've got an ecopia question for the MNL hivemind....
Reading this thread it seems are getting lousy miles out of the 422s, and others are having no problem. I'm at 4600 miles on a 3 year lease, and have visible wear on the fronts. I'm worried I would make my 30k miles...although I got snows to take some of the miles.
Here's my hypothesis....driving in ECO or 'spirited'. We never drive in ECO (except rarely when we are pushing the range) and push it a bit. Seems to me that in addition to a few more kWh, we will need to replace tires.
Maybe the folks with the long wearing 422s can let us know if they are 100% ECO/hypermilers, or 'spirited'.
I normally drive in eco mode.
But I would note that a lot of folks have a misperception about eco mode. It does not de-tune the car. You can accelerate just as hard, get to 60mph just as quickly, drive just as "spirited" in eco mode as not. Eco changes the shape of the throttle-mapping but does not limit power in any way. I prefer it because I find it gives me finer speed control, not because it "prevents" me from getting full power. It doesn't.
But yes, driving less briskly will preserve the tires. That includes acceleration, deceleration, and how hard you push the car in turns. Road surface is the other factor.