"We shod our long-term Bolt with a set of BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 ultra-high-performance (UHP) tires," wrote Michael Cantu. Its purpose was slightly different: The magazine wanted to test the electric car's handling and skidpad performance against that of the Tesla Model 3, and knew that to get the best out of the Bolt, it would need much stickier tires. WATCH THIS: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: video review of 238-mile electric carĪs Bolt EV owners Matt Walton and Gregory Thomas Wagnon pointed out, last month the enthusiast publication Motor Trend also swapped the tires on its long-term Bolt EV, with some interesting results. He subsequently wrote, " Update: after 250 miles on the new tires (mixed driving), the loss is 7 percent over the full 238-240 I used to see"-taking his range to roughly 220 miles. Jablansky initially estimated the difference in range on his Bolt EV to be roughly 10 percent, which would have cut his Bolt EV's range from the EPA combined rating of 238 miles to about 214 miles. Other complaints from Bolt EV drivers about the stock tires included squealing around corners and the ease with which the wheels spin when using the car's considerable peak power of 150 kilowatts (200 horsepower). There’s a slight reduction in range, and I’m curious how it will affect overall efficiency. No more squealing through turns or wheel spin at traffic lights. The new tires, Jablansky wrote, "change the entire dynamic of the Bolt-for the better. He described the swap in a post to the (closed) Bolt EV Owners Group on Facebook, and posted the photo shown here. He swapped out his Bolt EV's original Michelin Energy Saver A/S Selfseal Green X tires for a set of grippier RIken Raptors. Riken Raptor tires fitted to 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car by owner Jeff Jablansky, Jan 2018
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