Electric car tyres (Tesla, Polestar, BMW i, Porsche Taycan, Audi ETron, VW ID, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq, Mustang Mach-E, Skoda Enyaq, etc)

Choose the right tyres for an electric vehicle.

One of the most important parts of any vehicle is the tyres. These four round bits of rubber only touch the road on an area approximately the size of a post card, yet they are responsible for accelerating, grip, cornering and braking in both the wet and dry in the summer and winter.

Choosing the right tyre for your vehicle is important. At Hometyre, we can advise you in a matter of moments! The starting point with any tyre is finding the right size and specification, for this you need to look on the side wall of your existing tyre, an example it may say 235/35 R18 96Y. But, double check this tyre size just in case a previous owner fitted the wrong tyres by looking in the vehicle manual or on the tyre info label often located inside the door frame or on the inside of the fuel filler lid.

In the case of electric cars, they generally have tyres specifically designed for that vehicle. The structure of the tyre is different as it has to accept higher torques when the car accelerates than a normal petrol or diesel car. An electric vehicle fitted with normal car tyres can find that its driving range will decrease, it can damage the electric motors and the tyres will last around 30% less than if the correct tyres had been fitted.

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I was called out to a Tesla last week, the owner wanted new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 EV tyres all round. He had received a quote from another mobile tyre company that was around £50 cheaper than us, but because he had used Hometyre many times in the past and trusted us, he decided to use our 'more expensive' tyres. When we checked the website of the other company we found they had quoted standard tyres, not Tesla marked acoustic tyres. Further checks on their site showed the Tesla tyres had a much higher cost. (Higher than the Hometyre cost). The customer was grateful that he had gone with a tyre company that knew what it was doing and potentially saving him from having tyres that would damage his car.