Surfing the web about EVs led to this. I then did a Froogle search and they only came up on ebay. anybody know if Goodyear makes a current equivilent? http://www.mrsharkey.com/rabbit.htm The original tires were old and beginning to separate and crack. Explorations into the internet revealed that most EV users put one type of tire on their cars for best mileage and range, Goodyear Invicta GLR's. These tires were developed in response to a request from Honda, which needed to recover a 4 MPG shortfall in gas mileage when they introduced the automatic transmission model of the Civic 1200. In an electric vehicle, range and mileage are purported to increase 25-30% with the use of these tires. My preliminary tests do show a mileage increase, but even more noticeable is that the car seems more willing to accelerate and has better top speed. Current draw is lower at any given speed, and the motor runs cooler as well. As Goodyear has discontinued production of the Invicta GLR series, I had to locate a set in Florida and have them UPS'ed here at additional cost. The stock wheel covers, while pleasing to look at, made a lot of noise, clicking caused by movement of the retainers on the wheels. I decided to go for broke and invest in a set of Eagle alloy wheels, which have made the appearance of the car more sporty, and are lighter in weight as well.
Say, can I get those in a Prius size? I know you say they are discontinued, but I don't know of any equivalent. I was basically at the mercy of my dad and Sam's Club. None of the tires are great, and none LRR. My dad almost ended up being the nub again when he wanted to get the more expensive tires with the worst warranty just because the brand was the same as the ones I got on. Jeez, that's a lame idea. They are already very different anyways, so of course the brand makes the difference. Anyways, you getting better mileage on those new wheels?
I got goodyear viva2 tires and they are very good. The store info even has them listed as low rolling resistance for better mileage and they are very good. I've heard the goodyears are better in the dry heat like we have in AZ than the more expensive Michelin tires. I'm very satisfied with mine.
I put Michellin Harmony tires on my 05 and the milage is the same as the factory tires, yet much quieter and much better handling.
