No, it’s not a joke. EVs are heavier vehicles, and it’s common for EV owners to have to change tires much more frequently.
https://www.cars.com/articles/do-evs-wear-through-tires-more...
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It's only common because Tesla is popular. Other brands put reasonable tires on.
Anecdotally, I own a Kia EV6, and had to get new tires within two years, under 20k miles.
I leave it in eco mode, so acceleration is nerfed, too.
We’ll see how long the new set of Michelin Defenders last.
Some models of the EV6 come with Pilot Sport 4S tires which is absurd.
I have a model 3 and still running my original set of summer and set of winter tires. 6+ years. I just don't put pedal to metal every time I accelerate.
The tires that came on my Kia EV9 are bad in several dimensions (Kumho Crugen HP71) -- poor longevity, poor winter performance. People seem to get 15-20,000 miles out of them. (I replaced them with CrossClimate2s.)