Yoko to Energy savers

Purchase your own oil and bring it with you.

I'm not keen on the Michelins because they are not H speed rated. H speed rated tires are made to tighter tolerances so they have fewer problems with uneven wear and vibrations. Also H speed rated tires have more material in the tread and bead areas so they are more robust.

Log entries for Nokian WR-2g severe service all-season tires.

Date__ODO__INC___MPG (l/100km)

-- Nokian WR-g2 installed here
--- Trip to NE starts here
11/08/08____83688____416____52.5 (4.5)
11/09/08____84087____399____51.7 (4.5)
11/09/08____84542____454____54.1 (4.3)
--- Trip to NE ends here
11/21/08____85058____515____61.8 (3.8)
--- Trip to AZ starts here
12/04/08____85560____501____62.3 (3.8)
-- 27 F here
12/06/08____85929____368____53.4 (4.4)
12/07/08____86322____392____56.7 (4.1)
12/08/08____86800____478____60.8 (3.9)
12/13/08____87232____431____57.4 (4.1)
12/14/08____87673____440____63.3 (3.9)
-- 25 F here and 50 mph winds
12/17/08____88133____459____56.3 (4.2)
--- Trip to AZ ends here
12/31/08____88629____495____62.7 (3.8)
-- 27 F here
01/13/09____89110____487____59.2 (4.0)
01/26/09____89623____507____58.6 (4.0)
-- Brake fluid changed, throttle body cleaned
-- There was an ice day this fill
02/05/09____90099____475____57.5 (4.1)
02/19/09____90635____535____62.1 (3.8)
03/04/09____91135____500____60.7 (3.9)
03/19/09____91694____559____65.0 (3.6)
03/30/09____92239____544____62.8 (3.7)
04/09/09____92752____512____61.0 (3.9)
04/22/09____93303____550____63.7 (3.7)
05/08/09____93882____578____65.9 (3.6)
05/26/09____94455____572____65.2 (3.6)
-- Spark plugs changed
06/09/09____95064____608____66.2 (3.6)
--- Trip to NE starts here
06/13/09____95529____464____57.9 (4.1)
06/18/09____96021____492____54.7 (4.3)
06/21/09____96557____535____55.0 (4.3)
06/27/09____97073____516____57.2 (4.1)
--- Trip to NE ends here
07/13/09____97681____607____60.9 (4.6)
-- High temperatures start here
07/28/09____98245____563____64.2 (3.7)
08/20/09____98827____581____64.8 (3.6)
-- Inverter pump changed
09/08/09____99399____572____65.9 (3.6)
09/21/09____99951____551____67.7 (3.5)
-- 16670-21010 Water valve assembly replaced
--- Trip to NE starts here
--- Four hours of hard rain
10/09/09____100520____569____63.9 (3.7)
10/09/09____100967____446____51.3 (4.6)
--- It snowed here
--- Trip to MO starts here
--- Five people plus luggage
10/16/09____101312____344____51.4 (4.6)
10/17/09____101759____447____53.8 (4.4)
--- Trip to MO ends here
10/18/09____102219____460____54.7 (4.3)
10/28/09____102716____496____58.5 (4.0)
--- Trip to NE ends here
11/13/09____103287____567____69.7 (3.4)
11/24/09____103833____549____67.5 (3.5)
-- 27 F here
12/10/09____104297____463____61.0 (3.9)
12/28/09____104806____501____63.3 (3.9)
-- 18 F here
01/10/10____105311____511____57.7 (4.1)
01/25/10____105787____476____65.2 (3.6)
02/16/10____106236____448____60.9 (4.6)
03/07/10____106783____546____62.1 (3.8)
03/26/10____107335____551____66.3 (3.5)
04/17/10____107931____595____68.4 (3.4)
05/13/10____108554____622____69.4 (3.4)
06/04/10____109194____639____69.8 (3.4)
-- High temperatures start here
06/28/10____109831____637____67.6 (3.5)
07/28/10____110452____620____67.9 (3.5)
08/10/10____111064____611____67.2 (3.5)
--- Trip to NE starts here
08/13/10____111690____625____59.8 (3.9)
08/14/10____112308____618____60.0 (3.9)
08/20/10____112972____663____64.2 (3.7)
08/22/10____113411____438____58.9 (4.0)
08/31/10____113922____510____61.8 (4.0)
--- Trip to NE ends here
-- High temperatures end here
09/24/10____114560____637____70.5 (3.3)
-- Nokian eNTYRE put on here

 

i put on the Michelins in mid October and there has been a slight drop maybe 1 mpg. now that winter is here, the drop is more like 4 mpg. but the driver does not drive efficiently, has heat and defrost on all the time set to 80º etc.

unfortunately, will probably never find out as it will be sold to sis in mid Jan when the Leaf comes in. different driver, different data. probably hard to correlate

 

We have over 30,000 miles on our Michelin Energy Saver tires after
replacing the factory Yokohama tires, 195x65x15.

They are smooth riding and we should get at least another 30,000 miles out of them. We have 44 psi on nitrogen (Costco)in all 4 which is max pressure, 44 psi.

As for MPG we have expierenced at least, 2 mpg increase, probably
more like 3 mpg has they roll so well at times it feels they
can roll uphill.

alfon