Thread: EV wheel/tire size advantages for range?
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Old 12-30-2015, 01:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yes, and the evidence is the most efficient EV - the BMW i3 - uses the 19" 155 Bridgestone front and 19" 175 rear.
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