Built for EVsSummer
Manufacture Francaise des Pneumatiques Michelin · Manufacturer material, used by permission
An efficiency-first summer tyre aimed squarely at range rather than at cornering.
215/60 R17 tyres
215/60 R17 is 215mm across, with a sidewall 60 per cent of that width, on a 17 inch rim. We list six in it, from five manufacturers. Load indices run from 96 to 100. Wet grip runs from A to B.
Tyres in 215/60 R17
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Ordering is by the registered label figure, not by anything we think of them.
Built for EVsSummer
Continental AG · Manufacturer material, used by permission
Continental's efficiency summer tyre in the sizes heavy electric cars actually use, available in some fitments with the ContiSilent foam liner.
summerExtra load
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA · Manufacturer material, used by permission
A touring summer tyre built with Bridgestone's Enliten construction, which cuts weight and rolling resistance across the range rather than in one model.
Built for EVsSummerExtra load
Falken Tyre Europe GmbH · Manufacturer material, used by permission
Sumitomo's electric-car range at a price well below the flagships, with the load ratings heavy battery cars actually need.
summer
Kumho Tire · Manufacturer material, used by permission
Graded A for fuel efficiency in several of the sizes heavy electric cars use, which is a harder result on a two tonne car than it looks.
summer
Continental AG · Manufacturer material, used by permission
Graded A for wet grip in the large sizes electric SUVs run, which is the grade worth paying for.
What the size means
Electric cars and vans that use it
- Kia EV3
- Hyundai Kona Electric
- Lexus UX 300e
- Jeep Avenger
- BYD Atto 2
- MG MGS5 EV
- Vauxhall Frontera Electric
- Citroën ë-C4
- Citroën ë-C3 Aircross
Check your own placard before you buy. A size that fits the rim is not the same as a tyre rated for your vehicle, and the load index is what decides that rather than the price.