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Why Don't EVs Come With Spare Tires? (insideevs.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How is a flat tire an emergency?

[โ€“] Bytemeister 2 points 6 days ago

In the city, not much of one. Rural roads with bad cell coverage at night in the dead of winter? Life or death situation.

That being said, I think a spare is unnecessary for 99% of drivers. In ~20 years of driving, I've only used a spare maybe 3 times, and those were more for convenience than necessity. My last car just had a pump, and I got a screw it in. I just aired it up and drove to the tire shop. After that I bought a plug kit for a quick roadside repair.