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Weltpremiere auf der IAA 2017 in Frankfurt – Mercedes-Benz pr\u00e4sentiert sein erstes voll-elektrisches EQ Konzeptfahrzeug im Kompaktsegment. \/\/ World premi\u00e8re at the 2017 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt – Mercedes-Benz presents the first, fully electric EQ concept vehicle in the compact car segment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Magness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasons not to buy an EV\u00a0 \u2013 Part 98<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electric vehicles (EVs)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0have a 40 per cent higher MOT tyre failure rate than petrol cars, new analysis has revealed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0<\/em>greater average weight of EVs<\/em><\/a>\u00a0compared with other vehicles is responsible for the higher rate, according to a report from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also found that the overall MOT failure rate for newer EVs from all causes is marginally greater than for petrol vehicles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report, which looked at 2021 data, is the latest to highlight the impact electric vehicles are having due to their weight.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) warned that EVs could\u00a0<\/em>exacerbate the pothole crisis on residential roads<\/em><\/a>, while new guidance has also recently been drawn up to ensure that car parks can cope with the\u00a0<\/em>weight of increased EV use<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IMI said that its research found EVs failed \u201cmore on dangerous items\u201d than petrol vehicles, picking out tyres as the main culprit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/07\/15\/electric-car-mot-tyre-failure-higher\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been a lot tosh put out by the EV lobby to convince us that running costs are lower for electric cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On my diesel, by far the biggest maintenance cost is on tyres. We already know that wear on tyres and brakes is greater for EVs, due to their weight. This latest report adds to the evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\u00a0greater average weight of EVs\u00a0compared with other vehicles is responsible for the higher rate, according to a report from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":268174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691819526,691818558,691821192,691821193],"class_list":{"0":"post-268167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-electric-car","9":"tag-evs","10":"tag-tyre-failure-rate","11":"tag-weight","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0eqa.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-17Lh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":339743,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=339743","url_meta":{"origin":268167,"position":0},"title":"Explosive EV Failure in Packed Parking Garage Leaves 21\u00a0Hospitalized","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"16\/08\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The fiery failure of an electric vehicle led to countless other cars being damaged and caused conditions hostile enough to send nearly two dozen people to the hospital.","rel":"","context":"In \"electric Mercedes-Benz EQE\"","block_context":{"text":"electric Mercedes-Benz EQE","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-mercedes-benz-eqe"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Screen-Shot-2024-08-06-at-09.07.12.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Screen-Shot-2024-08-06-at-09.07.12.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Screen-Shot-2024-08-06-at-09.07.12.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Screen-Shot-2024-08-06-at-09.07.12.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":338725,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=338725","url_meta":{"origin":268167,"position":1},"title":"\u201cEV-phobia spreads\u201d in South Korea after a Mercedes EV spontaneously combusts in the basement","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"07\/08\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A Mercedes Benz EV started smoking in an underground carpark in Incheon, South Korea last Thursday at 6:15am. 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