Carbon fiber rims

[OCDC]

I really like the idea of reducing the unsprung/rotational mass of the wheels. The marketing also sells the NVH improvements of composite wheels. Digging around a bit, ESE Carbon seems to have a single-piece carbon fiber 19" wheel design geared towards EVs that could be tweaked to fit the Air. Does anyone have experience to share with these or any other composite rims on their vehicles?

E2 Carbon Fiber Wheels - ESE Carbon

The first and only single-piece carbon fiber wheel engineered and built in the USA. Made with advanced innovative tailored fiber placement (TFP) and high-pressure resin infusion technology, the E2 wheel combines performance, durability, efficiency and innovation with the beauty of carbon fiber...

esecarbon.com

 

[copper]

I really like the idea of reducing the unsprung/rotational mass of the wheels. The marketing also sells the NVH improvements of composite wheels. Digging around a bit, ESE Carbon seems to have a single-piece carbon fiber 19" wheel design geared towards EVs that could be tweaked to fit the Air. Does anyone have experience to share with these or any other composite rims on their vehicles?

E2 Carbon Fiber Wheels - ESE Carbon

The first and only single-piece carbon fiber wheel engineered and built in the USA. Made with advanced innovative tailored fiber placement (TFP) and high-pressure resin infusion technology, the E2 wheel combines performance, durability, efficiency and innovation with the beauty of carbon fiber...

esecarbon.com

Wow, they really tested the hell out of that wheel. I’ve always been cautious of CF wheels due to impact shredding (very different behavior under crush loads) but they did a lot to make sure it holds up.

Could be worth it if the reduction in unsprung weight overcomes the worse aerodynamics in addition to the handling benefits.

 

[Paladin732]

I'm wondering how much this would impact range. Anyone know how much the DE wheels or any of the other wheels weigh?

 

[copper]

I'm wondering how much this would impact range. Anyone know how much the DE wheels or any of the other wheels weigh?

~35lbs last I checked. They’re forged though and rated for a much heavier load than most.