New EV Specific Tire - Hankook iON HT

[VTHokies]

Looks like we have a new "EV specific" tire available to us with an 80,000 mile warranty... I like the look!

Hankook iON HT

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[MichaelCA]

My next tire are probably these or the Defenders. Hmm.

 

[VTHokies]

yeah I couldn't find any pricing except for the below, if they are truly this cheap I might just get them now even though I only have 12k miles on my OEM Goodyears...

 

[MichaelCA]

yeah I couldn't find any pricing except for the below, if they are truly this cheap I might just get them now even though I only have 12k miles on my OEM Goodyears...

I read on the Rivian forums that Americas Tire can order them for you in person if you wanna check with them.

 

[MBM]

Definitely one of the nicer looking HT tires on the market, the sidewall actually looks more like an AT tire, which I like. Check for these at your Ford Dealer, mine has them online and they are about $1500 with tax included and an alignment. There is also Hankook rebate of $100 and the Ford Dealer is showing a $100 rebate as well. Some of the Rivian guys are buying them on a website called simple tire for less than $200 but I don’t believe they have our size available.

 

[Rip]

My next tire are probably these or the Defenders. Hmm.

OK, I'll bite...what makes these better tires for EVs?

 

[MichaelCA]

OK, I'll bite...what makes these better tires for EVs?

Longer tread life = 80K miles, lower rolling resistance for better range per charge, contact patch optimized for heavier EVs, some stuff about less road noise.

their product announcement page goes over it a bit more.
https://www.hankooktire.com/us/en/company/media-center/media-detail.631603.html

 

[WXman]

44 lbs. with a 4 ply rating. Ick. These are probably just as flimsy as the OE Goodforayear Territory HT tires.

If I'm going back with a mild tread pattern like this (I won't), I'll just stick with OE.

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