Which tires for Mach E GT/PE?

[disneyfun1]

Looking to get new tires for my Mach E GT/PE, but want to switch to all season tires instead of summer tires to last longer.
Which would be better, Continental ProContact RX, the same that come on the standard Mach E GT, or maybe Bridgestone Potenza Sport All Season-Costco says they are EV Compatible on their website.

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[Bruboy]

When you sat better, are we talking ride quality, miles, mileage?

 

[disneyfun1]

Just general all the way around, i think they both have 50,000 mile treadlife warranty on them, ride quality and quietness would be great

 

[tuminatr]

Look for tires in the Grand Touring category. Those typically prioritize ride quality, quietness, and smooth riding over handling. Also is it OK to sacrifice some range?

In the Grand Touring category at Tire Rack, 4 EV tuned tires are currently available.
Continental ProContact RX,
Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season,
Goodyear Eagle Touring,
Bridgestone Turanza EV

Out of those I would do the Conti or Bridgestone for Arizona

 

[disneyfun1]

Look for tires in the Grand Touring category. Those typically prioritize ride quality, quietness, and smooth riding over handling. Also is it OK to sacrifice some range?

In the Grand Touring category at Tire Rack, 4 EV tuned tires are currently available.
Continental ProContact RX,
Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season,
Goodyear Eagle Touring,
Bridgestone Turanza EV

Out of those I would do the Conti or Bridgestone for Arizona

we could sacrifice some range if we had to, normally just drive around town and recharge at home, sometimes we may take a trip in it so wouldnt want to loose too much if possible

 

[RickMachE]

Many threads on this. Here's one - https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/best-tire-for-the-mach-e.35173/

 

[tuminatr]

we could sacrifice some range if we had to, normally just drive around town and recharge at home, sometimes we may take a trip in it so wouldnt want to loose too much if possible

Those listed above as EV tuned should be equal and could even be better than the factory Pirelli tires in terms of efficiency.

The factory GTPE tire is a UHP summer only. Summer only category prioritize handling, steering precision, wet and dry grip

If you use Tire Rack as a guide you can toggle between EV tuned and non EV tuned tires to add some options.

 

[MrLoganRoss]

Continental DWS 06 Plus

 

[tuminatr]

Continental DWS 06 Plus

That's a UHP All season, designed to provide steering precision, wet and dry performance close to but not as good as a UHP Summer but you will sacrifice range. Some members have reported up between 8-12% range loss with the DWS06+

You are about to notice the DWS06+ has an almost cult like following. It's a great tire if that kind of range loss is acceptable with your priorities.

My priority is better ride than OEM Pirelli GTPE tire, better performance in the rain, keeping steering precision and handling. But I'm not willing to sacrifice that kind of range.

 

[HuntingPudel]

In an effort to not lose ultimate grip but to have all-season tires, I went with the Continental DWS-06 Plus with 30mm more cross-section than stock. That necessitated 9.5” width wheels. ??

 

[Warp Asylum]

I went with Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus Elect in the stock size on stock wheels for my wife's GTPE. She has been very happy with them.

I don't have range comparison data but there should be very little difference from the stock summer tires, and mi/kwh efficiency seems to be the same, anecdotally. Dry performance is very good, though perhaps not quite as good as the summer tires. Wet/rain performance is far better than the summers.

Note that the Pirelli site doesn't list 245/45R20 as an available size for some reason, but Tire Rack has them available.

 

[PhuhQ]

In an effort to not lose ultimate grip but to have all-season tires, I went with the Continental DWS-06 Plus with 30mm more cross-section than stock. That necessitated 9.5” width wheels. ??

What wheel/rims are those?

 

[tuminatr]

So here is my summer set on what I intended to be my winter wheels. This combo is incredible, much more comfortable than stock and the grip is bonkers. Also, I am seeing an increase in range my mixed drive 65mph highway and some street gave 4.1m/kwh

 

[johnmark]

I've seen many of these threads, and I have yet to see any strong recommendations to maximize range. What am I looking for there? Right now with my OEM Continentals I can drive from Boston to DC and only charge once. When I buy my replacement I want to at least match that. I'm assuming that durability and range are vectors in the same direction and things like handling, grip, etc are orthogonal. Is that correct?

 

[johnmark]

So here is my summer set on what I intended to be my winter wheels. This combo is incredible, much more comfortable than stock and the grip is bonkers. Also, I am seeing an increase in range my mixed drive 65mph highway and some street gave 4.1m/kwh

Interesting - if true re: efficiency then my assumptions may have been wrong.

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