Electric Vehicle drivers may boost their battery range by close to 10% while using the Electric Vehicle Tyres as per Michelin.
However, the research which is conducted by the manufacturers of tyres showed that most of the drivers are unaware that the tyres which are specific to the Electric vehicles are available with the three-quarters of the drivers in dark.
John Howe, the managing director at Michelin for Ireland and United Kingdom says that the tyres which are Electric Vehicles can enhance the battery range allowing the drivers to travel further at every charge but can also last longer on the electric car than the standard tyre.
There is research which has also revealed that the increase for battery range has been viewed by the respondents as a huge benefit of the tyres that are Electric Vehicle specific with the second most important benefit proving to be tyres that are Electric Vehicle specific last a lot longer than the standard tyres.
Howe has also said that a huge deal of innovation and research goes into the production of a tyre which can increase the range of the electric cars.
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It requires incorporation of many new tyre technologies for lowering rolling resistance, increasing efficiency and optimization of the handling characteristics of the electric cars.
However, to get the most of an Electric Vehicle, drivers should ensure that they are going to make use of every opportunity available to them.
The electric cars have been notoriously faster off line than the diesel or petrol equivalents, but it has been wise to limit the full throttle accelerations to not only stay safer on the winter roads but also for extending the range of the Electric Vehicles. Wherever possible, keep the speed under the 60 mph, as speed increases, drage and rolling resistance increases too.