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Size for size they’re heavier. Maybe someday not but they are.


But the fact that EV brakes don't wear at nearly the same rate as ICE brakes still stands.

My EV6 (pretty heavy car) manual explicitly says "you should probably do some hard breaking from moderate speed to prevent corrosion on the brake discs".

Because 90+% of the time when you press the brake pedal the friction brakes aren't being used at all, it's all regen.


The Standard Range model 3 weighs 3,582 lbs, while the Long Range and Performance trims both weigh 4,065 lbs.

The BMW 3 Series has a curb weight ranging from 3,536 to 4,180 pounds


Drives me up the wall that medium sedans curb in the same ballpark as fullsize trucks from the 70s and 80s.




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