I am curious if this AWD three-wheel (w/ electric motor in each wheel) vehicle with low resistant tires, which only has a curb weight of ~1800, with an impressive acceleration for 0-60 mph(!)... will wear tires quickly?
(The old Aptera 2e had P165/65R14 tires (brand?) .. but not sure what is planned for the new Aptera)
I am not sure we have a forum members with a light three vehicle (same tadpole configuration design), AWD (?) , low roll resistant tire experience...to share their tire wear experiences. We know...
Driving Patterns – Certain driving maneuvers also quickly wear your tires down. Some of these maneuvers include:
Spinning your tires
Hard braking
Gast acceleration
Driving at fast speeds
So if you do a lot of city driving, avoid slamming on the accelerator or the brakes as you make your way through town. If you do, you’ll be buying a new set of tires before you know it.
I digress....Not a good comparison...but this memory brought up the subject....
I remember my wife’s past Mercedes Benz sports coupe going through tires frequently. I kept up on the tires’ air pressure, alignment and rotation. That car hugged the road, with the sport suspension.
* “Little Old Lady from Pasadena”?😁. Well she put on the miles with only MB performed regular maintenance.Her daily commute was interstate diving at 65 mph and I am sure she ever exceeded that speed😇.I had summer tires and winter snow tires for the vehicle and tried different high end tires but it seemed I replaced them more frequently. This was a much different animal, compared to the Aptera. Four wheels, a RWD vehicle . Automatic. (3400#)
* “Put an “Aptera” in your garage Hon-ey!”
Speculation, even with several pertinent data points - is still speculation. It is hard to guess any of this ...