What an exciting topic! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
I had to replace the tires on my Volt so I went to Costco to see what they recommended. They put me in a set of Michelin Premier tires. I know these are excellent tires, but they fail badly at one criteria that is very important to a Volt owner: Rolling Resistance.<\/p>\n
I normally got around 40 miles of range on a full battery charge, on the old “OEM” tires. With the Michelin’s I was only getting about 32 miles, a 20% reduction in range! It was unacceptable, so I took them back, taking advantage of Costco’s 30-day return policy. They guy didn’t seem very happy about it, but he didn’t outright object, and it’s no money out of his pocket anyway. And I had told them when I bought them that I wanted low rolling resistance tires. I don’t think the guy really knew anything about that.<\/p>\n
After some research, I replaced them with Bridgestone Ecopia Plus tires, especially designed with low rolling resistance for electric cars and hybrids.<\/p>\n
Hooray! I hit 42 miles today, bettering even the original tires. It’s what Costco should have put me in to begin with.<\/p>\n
They seem to handle just as well as the originals and the Michelins, and are maybe a little quieter. I’m happy!<\/p>\n
I have to assume that tires have just as large an effect on gas mileage too. It’s surprising that rolling resistance isn’t a bigger factor in tire sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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