Tire/Battery Life in Arizona

[sleepydoc]

I’m talking with my brother in law about getting a model Y. He lives in Arizona and commented that the heat is very hard on car batteries and tires. (He has an 8 year old Prius and has replaced the 12v battery 3 times already)

What are people’s experiences with 12v batteries and tires with their Teslas in hot climates? I read that Tesla transitioned to lithium low voltage batteries - do these handle the heat any better?

 

[ucmndd]

Lead acid batteries don’t particularly love extreme heat or cold. But Teslas don’t have them any more. The lithium LV battery should be much better in this regard.

Tires? It’s a heavy car - gonna chew tires no matter what. Never heard of heat having a significant effect on wear rate but if it’s true it’s gonna be true on any car in AZ…