Any engineers on here?
Or anyone able to take a stab at answering the question why wheels would be bigger on a EV built on an EV platform, as stated in bold below❓
“At present, the size of an EV wheel and tyre size is determined by the size of the brake package and how large the petrol or diesel vehicle equivalent’s wheel arch is.
In future, we can expect designers to prioritise what an electric vehicle needs from the space allowed for its wheels and tyres. When that shift in a vehicle’s design happens, we should expect a wheel and tyre combination which is larger than the ones we commonly see today. It is also very likely to be narrower.”