When you are in driving during the winter season, if you already have winter temperatures, you are better off with a winter tire as they outperform all-season tires at low temperatures. The rubber in all-season tires become hard at low temperatures and the tires will not be able to provide the necessary grip that you will need. With snow tires mounted on your car, you are ready for the snow when it comes, so that you can drive safely and not have to risk driving with all-season tires or having to leave the car behind.
Even without snow, you don’t want to drive around with hard tires that will have bad grip at low temperatures, so make sure that you have winter approved tires mounted on your vehicle so that you can drive safely. The winter approved options that have the severe service emblem include, studded and non-studded winter tires and all weather tires. The tire option will depend on what suits you and your vehicle the best. They are all good in their own way and they are all safe to use on snow and ice in real winter conditions.
Winter tires are designed to give your vehicle full safety when you drive on snow and ice. They should also be able to prevent slushplaning from happening, by being able to push aside all the slush to prevent any loss of contact of the tire and the road surface. They should also provide a comfortable and controlled feeling as you drive, with good steering response and short braking distance. You want to make sure that you have excellent grip and traction as you maneuver on winter roads.
If you have an SUV you will need to equip it with SUV winter tires, as even SUVs will need winter tires to remain safe when driving in winter conditions. Many get fooled by its big and rugged tires, believing that they would be able to handle winter conditions without any problems. However, their SUV all season tires will become just as hard as any other all-season tire and will have very bad grip on both snow and ice.
Even for electric cars or SUVs you need to make sure that the tires that you want to buy are actually suitable for use on electric vehicles. Since they are loaded with battery packs, the weight is much higher than for a normal car, which means that the tires will need to be designed for this purpose. The torque in electric cars is also higher, which increases the wear. For electric cars you therefore need a special wear resistant compound that will ensure that the don't wear out too quickly. The wear is however higher than for normal cars, so you should expect to rotate the tires more frequently than you do with your other tires. This will ensure that they last longer.
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