New TireRecommendations for Leaf

[LeftieBiker]

Ok, ok - I'll try to move the posts. The site search, BTW is terrible because it's just a lousy search engine.

EDIT: I picked an existing topic with lots of posts, and edited the name to make it a little easier to find.

 

[cwerdna]

^^^^
Thanks!

Sometimes a better means of searching for posts here or non-password protected forums is to Google and Bing w/queries like the below, possibly limited by time:
site:mynissanleaf.com (your keywords here without the ())

 

[LeftieBiker]

Yes, and if you leave the "site" out, you will get similar relevant results from other sites as well - with luck and careful wording.

 

[DaveinOlyWA]

Other than the usual minor year to year changes, Nissan hasn't changed tire options since the S trim was introduced in 2013

The 2013 Leafs came with down-rated Ecopia tires. Somewhere around 2015 they switched to the Energy Saver tires discussed above. I'd say that this represented a "change"...

No.... S ALWAYS came with Ecopias and still do. SV/SL's started with Michelins in 2013 or 2014

 

[LeftieBiker]

Other than the usual minor year to year changes, Nissan hasn't changed tire options since the S trim was introduced in 2013

The 2013 Leafs came with down-rated Ecopia tires. Somewhere around 2015 they switched to the Energy Saver tires discussed above. I'd say that this represented a "change"...

No.... S ALWAYS came with Ecopias and still do. SV/SL's started with Michelins in 2013 or 2014

You weren't clear on what you meant. As written, your post appears to claim no changes in any of the tires. Interesting that they still use Ecrapias on the S, though...

 

[GerryAZ]

The 2013 Leafs came with down-rated Ecopia tires. Somewhere around 2015 they switched to the Energy Saver tires discussed above. I'd say that this represented a "change"...

No.... S ALWAYS came with Ecopias and still do. SV/SL's started with Michelins in 2013 or 2014

You weren't clear on what you meant. As written, your post appears to claim no changes in any of the tires. Interesting that they still use Ecrapias on the S, though...

The Michelins were standard for 17-inch wheels on 2013 and later Leafs. The Ecopias were standard on all 2011 and 2012 Leafs (which had 16-inch alloy wheels) and for 2013 and later S models which had 16-inch steel wheels. The Ecopias are actually better tires in my climate than the OEM Michelins (which have severe sidewall cracking due to hot, dry climate after about 18 months).

Edited to add: LeftieBiker,
Thanks for cleaning up the battery and tire threads.

 

[LeftieBiker]

The Michelins were standard for 17-inch wheels on 2013 and later Leafs. The Ecopias were standard on all 2011 and 2012 Leafs (which had 16-inch alloy wheels) and for 2013 and later S models which had 16-inch steel wheels.

Now it becomes clearer. Although my 2013 SV with 16" alloy wheels also had Ecopias.

 

[Oilpan4]

I would go with Michelin energy saver all season.
Replaced worn out ecopia tires that were inflated to 44psi with energy savers with 38psi and noticed no reduction in range at all, even when they were brand new.
So it would appear that the Michelin energy savers are likely lower rolling resistance than the ecopia.

If limiting the range further with cheaper tires isn't a problem then go cheap because both of those, the energy saver and ecopia are kind of pricy.

 

[DougWantsALeaf]

There is a reason why Tesla uses them too.