Why electric car tires cost more than ordinary ones
Electric car tires cost about half as much again as ordinary ones. Here is exactly what the extra money buys, and where it is worth paying.
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Guides
Plain English answers about electric vehicle and e-bike tires. Every one leads with the answer and then explains it.
Electric cars and trucks
HL, XL and SL: the load rating on an EV tire
HL, XL and SL explained in plain English, with the numbers, and why the wrong one is never a saving on an electric car.
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What every marking on your tire sidewall means
A plain English tour of every number, letter and symbol on a tire sidewall, and which of them you must match when you replace it.
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T0, T1, MO-E: what a maker's mark on a tire 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 tire you are replacing.
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How to read the tire label properly
UTQG explained: what the treadwear number, traction grade and temperature grade on a US tire sidewall actually mean, and what they leave out.
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How much range your tires are actually worth
Tires 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.
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Electric bikes
ECE-R75, E-25 and E-50: what the e-bike tire ratings mean
ECE-R75, e25 and e50 explained: what the e-bike tire certifications cover, when you legally need one, and what matters more on a bike that does not.
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How to read an e-bike tire size
ETRTO sizing explained in plain English, with the conversions between millimetre, inch and French sizes and the two things that really limit width.
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Puncture protection on an e-bike, and what it costs you
How puncture protection on an e-bike tire actually works, what it costs in weight and rolling resistance, and which kind you need.
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Electric motorcycles and mopeds
Why the back tire wears out first on an electric motorcycle
The rear tire on an electric motorcycle wears roughly twice as fast as the front. Here is why, and the three things that make it worse.
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How to read a motorcycle tire sidewall
Every number and letter on a motorcycle tire sidewall explained, from the size to the DOT date code, and which of them you must match.
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Tread depth, age, and when to replace a motorcycle tire
Motorcycle tread depth limits state by state, why the legal figure is the wrong target, and how to tell when age rather than wear has finished a tire.
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Scooter and moped tires: why small wheels are different
Why small scooter and moped wheels behave differently, what crossply construction actually means, and the problem with unbranded original fitments.
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Whichever you ride
Who actually makes your tire
A plain guide to who really manufactures the tire brands you are choosing between, which names are licensed, and what the answer is worth.
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How we choose what to recommend
How this site picks which tire to recommend: the safety filter that runs first, why the headings are questions rather than a ranking, and where every number comes from.
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