Michelin Pilot Sport EV

3 sizes, 255/40 R20 to 255/45 R20

Acoustic foam linerMichelin Elect marking

A performance summer tire built for heavy, fast electric cars, with an acoustic foam liner bonded inside the cavity. Good fit for a performance EV on 19 inch wheels or larger where cabin noise is the complaint.

Brolling
Bwet grip
72dBnoise

The specification

Load index101 to 105825 to 925kg per tire

Speed ratingWup to 168 mph

ConstructionXLextra load available

SeasonSummercheck the sidewall

Built for electric carsYesmaker's own claim

Sizes on record3from the EU product register

Michelin Pilot Sport EVfrom $70.99 plus sales tax

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

255/40 R20 101W 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
255/40 R20	101	W	XL	none	$106.99plus sales tax
255/45 R19	104	W	XL	none	$124.99plus sales tax
255/45 R20	105	W	XL	none	$70.99plus sales tax

There is no rolling resistance grade on a US tire. What is molded into the sidewall is UTQG: a treadwear number, a traction grade of AA, A, B or C, and a temperature grade of A, B or C.

What it is for

Michelin's Elect marking identifies a tire validated against the three things an electric drivetrain does differently: the standing weight of a battery pack, the torque arriving instantly at low speed, and the rolling resistance that decides how much of the battery reaches the road. The acoustic version adds a polyurethane foam layer bonded to the inner liner, which damps the cavity resonance that a quiet cabin stops masking.

Technology

Acoustic foam liner
Michelin Elect marking

Who makes it

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

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