Michelin e.Primacy

10 sizes, 205/55 R16 to 255/45 R20

Michelin Elect marking

An efficiency-first summer tyre aimed squarely at range rather than at cornering. Good fit for a family EV driven mostly on longer runs, where a few per cent of rolling resistance is worth more than the last of the grip.

EU tyre label, from the statutory register

RollingAresistance

Wet gripBbraking

Noise69dBclass B

The specification

Load index91 to 105615 to 925kg per tyre

Speed ratingT to Yup to 300 km/h

ConstructionSL and XLextra load available

SeasonSummercheck the sidewall

Built for electric carsYesmaker's own claim

Sizes on record10from the EU product register

Michelin e.Primacyfrom £81.99 inc VAT

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A summer tread, drawn as a category. This is what this kind of tyre is laid out to do, not a picture of this one's own pattern.

205/55 R16 91H in section, drawn to scale from the registered size. The sidewall height is the figure people misjudge.

Sizes we hold data for

Size	Load	Speed	Con	Marking	Price
205/55 R16	91	H	SL	none	£81.99inc VAT
215/50 R17	95	W	XL	none	£153.00inc VAT
215/60 R17	96	H	SL	none	£84.99inc VAT
225/55 R18	102	V	XL	none	£110.99inc VAT
225/55 R19	103	V	XL	none	£153.00inc VAT
235/45 R18	98	Y	XL	none	£109.99inc VAT
235/55 R19	105	V	XL	none	£158.40inc VAT
245/45 R19	102	V	XL	none	£187.56inc VAT
255/45 R19	104	W	XL	none	£224.10inc VAT
255/45 R20	101	T	SL	none	£148.99inc VAT

Fuel efficiencyArolling resistance, A to G

Wet gripBbraking distance, A to G

Noise69dBmeasured outside the vehicle

Great Britain retained Regulation (EC) 1222/2009, so the label here uses the older A to G scales. Northern Ireland follows the current EU label, which runs A to E and carries a QR code.

What it is for

Rolling resistance is the single tyre property that moves an electric car's range, and it trades against wet grip and against tread life. This is the end of the range where that trade is made in favour of efficiency, which suits a car doing motorway miles and suits a driver watching the percentage rather than the lap time.

Technology

Michelin Elect marking

Who makes it

Brand	Michelin
Owned by	Michelin
Head office	Clermont-Ferrand, France
Made in	Spain and Poland

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