Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:25:00 +0000
Tires play a crucial role in the efficiency and overall performance of electric vehicles, and also vehicles in general. They are the only point of contact between the vehicle and the road, and hence, their design and quality have a significant impact on various aspects of driving. One of the key factors is energy efficiency. […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:31:51 +0000
There’s a lot of weird mystery around tires for EVs. Some people think a tire is a tire, and that EVs don’t need anything special. Other times, a tire shop might think that EV tires are so different that they won’t know what they’re doing, and thus refuse to even sell you tires. While I’ve […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:13:01 +0000
Bridgestone, one of the largest tire manufacturers in the world, is planning to help reduce the carbon footprint of its commercial vehicle line of tires by producing radio-tagged tires in 2024. Tires on vehicles like trucks and buses will be linked to a cloud-based system that is designed to help clients maximize the tires’ lifespan […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 15:01:46 +0000
Goodyear is testing its airless tires on a Tesla Model 3, and they’re reportedly doing pretty well, according to this video from Mashable. The video stated that during testing, the tires performed admirable, hugging curves and navigating deftly around obstacles. The airless tires were able to do well while the Model 3 maintained impressive speeds. […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 19:35:47 +0000
If you drive an electric car, these are the problems you should plan for.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:50:03 +0000
Automakers and tire companies have been trying to deliver airless tires for decades. While it would be great to not suffer from flats, the challenges of coming up with something that both grips and doesn’t have air inside has proven more challenging than people thought at first. But what if it’s not as hard as […]
Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:00:46 +0000
This is more of an initial report of why I chose a certain set of tires for my Model 3 rather than a final account for lifetime cost. Hopefully it will take many, many miles before I’ll be able to add it all up
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:00:26 +0000
If you’re a Tesla owner, you might be wondering — does the size of a wheel really affect the range of an electric vehicle? The short answer is yes, but the degree by which it does might be negligible to some