Are Electric Vehicles Killing the Spare Tire?

The “vast majority of battery-powered and hybrid cars” don’t have a spare tire, records the Los Angeles Times.

Honda informed one whining client that “if the vehicle is in an accident, the spare tire can cause damage to the electric battery which could cause a failure in the battery.” But according to the Times, “car design experts said that explanation was plausible but far-fetched.”

There’s a less complex description for the relocate far from spare tires: They’re as well large and also hefty, and also individuals do not actually require them any longer … Car suppliers have actually been clearing their cars and also smaller sized SUVs of full-sized spares for a long time. In 2018, Consumer Reports said, 60% of the vehicles it had actually checked over the previous 5 years included small-sized short-term tires (“doughnuts”), and also just 10% included full-sized spares … The best-selling models of electric cars and also SUVs– …