This is useful to know before taking the steering wheel of your electric car.
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Tire sustainability
Electric vehicles use tires much faster. Several studies carried out both in Canada and in the United States or Europe believe that the wear of a classic tire by an electric car is 20 % faster. The weight of the batteries makes these vehicles heavier, but it is also necessary to count on the velocity of the couple at the time of acceleration. In addition, the deceleration is also much stronger, helped by the energy recovery devices on the braking.
Autonomy: do not neglect the quality of the tires
We had already known for a while that the size of the tires played a role in the autonomy of an electric vehicle. Perhaps we were less than the quality of the tire is also important. To convince yourself, consult the Canada Natural Resources website. You will see for example that a vehicle such as the Dodge Charge AWD channel of Goodyear tires (20 inch) travels 65 kilometers more than the equivalent model equipped with brand tires Nexen (20 inch always).
Consult the Canada Natural Resources website
Green ride program: back after a break
Temporarily suspended, the Quebec Green Roulez government program has been resettle on 1er april. It provides a discount of $ 4,000 for the purchase or rental of a new electric vehicle by December 31. Used vehicles can benefit from a discount of $ 2,000 (2025) in the same way as new rechargeable hybrid vehicles with a battery of a density greater than 15 kWh. Between 8 kWh and 15 kWh, financial aid of $ 1000 is granted. These sums are taxable. Note that vehicles registered between 1er February and March 31, 2025, during the temporary suspension of the program, are not eligible for financial assistance.
Environmental assessment: positive, but not perfect
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The production of an electric vehicle mobilizes much more energy and raw materials than in the case of a traditional model.
An electric car does not emit a co2 In its path and practically no particles, but this evidence does not make it a “clean” car. Its production and that of its batteries mobilize much more energy and raw materials than in the case of a traditional model. In addition, its carbon assessment will fluctuate according to the source used to produce electricity. In Quebec, it's excellent, elsewhere in the world, not so sure. That said, if the electric car is not 100 % pure and green, it has a much more positive assessment than a thermal model overall. The environmental assessment of an electric vehicle is better than that of a thermal vehicle before even accumulating 100,000 kilometers, all sizes of batteries combined.
