Built for EVsSummerExtra load
Manufacture Francaise des Pneumatiques Michelin · Manufacturer material, used by permission
An efficiency-first summer tyre aimed squarely at range rather than at cornering.
245/45 R19 tyres
245/45 R19 is 245mm across, with a sidewall 45 per cent of that width, on a 19 inch rim. We list ten in it, from eight manufacturers. Load indices run from 98 to 102. Wet grip runs from A to D.
Tyres in 245/45 R19
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Built for EVsSummerExtra load
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.
Built for EVsSummerExtra load
Hankook Tire & Technology · Manufacturer material, used by permission
Designed for electric cars from the ground up rather than adapted from a combustion tyre, and the winner of the 2025 Auto Bild EV tyre test.
Built for EVsAll seasonExtra load
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · Manufacturer material, used by permission
An all-season tyre for electric cars, which is a sensible default in a climate that rarely makes a full winter tyre worth the second set of wheels.
summerExtra load
Continental AG · Manufacturer material, used by permission
A high performance summer tyre available in the Y rated sizes that heavy, fast electric cars are specified with.
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 EVsWinterExtra load
Nokian Tyres plc · Manufacturer material, used by permission
A studless winter tyre built for the weight and the rolling resistance demands of an electric car.
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.
summerExtra load
Nexen Tire Corporation · Manufacturer material, used by permission
A Korean-built summer tyre that turns up as original equipment more often than its profile suggests, graded A for fuel efficiency.
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
- Polestar 2
- Tesla Model S
- Genesis Electrified G80
- BMW i5
- BMW iX1
- BMW iX2
- MG Cyberster
- MG IM5
- Volvo EX30
- Mini Countryman Electric
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.