WichitaKS
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We have had the 2012 Nissan Leaf for 4 year plus 6 weeks now. This winter was snow and ice on the roads in Kansas more than last year but not as much as the first winter we owned the leaf, and the tires were not gripping the road. Even when the Leaf was new the Bridgstone fancy tires that came with the car did not grip well but this year due to 35,000 miles on the car it was especially bad since the tires where near the end of their useful life. So I got new tires and went with a cheap all-season uniroyal 102$ each tire. My wife, the main driver of the Leaf was much happier with it really holding the road and did a great job on the snow and ice. So my question is does it make sense that the Leaf with the new tires is getting 3.9 miles/kWh as opposed to last winter 4.2 miles/kWh, is it the tires? I am thinking of just leaving these tires on the car all summer, they are all season. Is there a reason not to? My wife drives the car 20 miles/day, yes it will consume more energy but even on the worst day where she runs around and does some shopping or has a dentists or other doctors appointment including driving to work, picking the kids up from school, she never goes over 50 miles in a day.