Electric vehicle tyres in the UK
Checked against the maker's figure, in plain English, for cars, e-bikes and e-motorcycles.
Pick your vehicle on the other tab and we show you its sizes.
Pick your vehicle on the other tab and we show you its sizes.
Popular electric cars
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Tyres built for electric cars
From the maker's own registered sizes
Popular electric motorcycles
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Popular e-bikes
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Plain English guides
What the sidewall says and what it costs
Why electric car tyres cost more than ordinary ones
Electric car tyres cost about half as much again as ordinary ones. Here is exactly what the extra money buys, and where it is worth paying.
HL, XL and SL: the load rating on an EV tyre
HL, XL and SL explained in plain English, with the numbers, and why the wrong one is never a saving on an electric car.
What every marking on your tyre sidewall means
A plain English tour of every number, letter and symbol on a tyre sidewall, and which of them you must match when you replace it.
T0, T1, MO-E: what a maker's mark on a tyre means
What T0, T1, MO-E, the BMW star and the rest actually mean, and when you genuinely need to match the mark on the tyre you are replacing.
How to read the tyre label properly
The GB tyre label explained: what the A to G fuel efficiency and wet grip grades mean, what the decibel figure is, and what the label leaves out.
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How much range your tyres are actually worth
Tyres are the biggest single lever on an electric car's range that an owner can still pull. Here is roughly what it is worth, and what else costs more.