I was researching on whether if there are legit justifications for putting on EV donuts on an EV against the less pricier non EV tyres.

Read that EV tyres are designed to reduce rolling resistance, higher load and carries internal padding to reduce tyre noise. This will ensure better range, obviously continuous silence and able to withstand the weight of an EV.

Anyone attempted their EVs with non EV tyres? Care to share experience from a range, wear durability and NVH perspective?

P/s not sure if there is already a thread on this topic. If there is, do point me to that thread and admin can close this. Danke!

This post has been edited by Koifreshie: May 16 2024, 07:34 AM

Well, if the price is right, don't see a reason for not going with them. How are the donuts? Good?

Agree. But I was reviewing some tyre load and speed rating, there is no difference. Hence, my query.

I try not to go with Michelins as my experience is that the donuts wear pretty fast given the softer compounds. Been using continentals and bridgestones for quite a while now. If not wrong, continentals have yet to intro EV tyres in Malaysia while bridgestone, I have shared my experience.

I am assuming that the continentals are not your first set of tyres on the EV. Apart from the noise, any material impact on the range?

Good on you buddy. Always a great feeling money well spent.

Exactly. I am trying to determine if the difference between the 2 is worth the additional moo. My checks thus far seems to show that it is down to the range i.e. EV tyres may be giving higher range vs a non EV tyre with the same load and speed ratings.


Agree to the extent of making more profits. I have seen EVs with more gentle owners using EV tyres up to 50k to 60k km on the same set. That is quite comparable to the conventional tyres on ICE cars. I guess the higher price for EV tyres will stabilize some time in the future as it moves beyond the nascent stage and economies of scale kicks in. We are already observing more tyre brands getting into this.

https://youtu.be/7XhDTPijEvc?si=X4Z_aWE5NESW5YJv

Link to an interesting youtube video. Seems to point towards the fact that it is not necessary to get EV tyres as some UHP tyres with similar load and speed ratings will do the job.

**Don't know how to embed a video hence just the link.**

This post has been edited by Koifreshie: May 20 2024, 07:52 AM