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Electric Vehicle Tires ? Comparing Continental Original Equipment to Aftermarket

For the last test in this two-part series, we compare the OE Continental ProContact RX T1 on the Tesla Model 3 to the ever-popular aftermarket option, the Continental PureContact LS. Original equipment (OE) tires on electric vehicles (EVs) are highly focused on efficiency. While that?s all well and good, there tends to be the lingering question, ?how much? more efficient are they than popular replacement tires? The answer varies with each tire. On a continued mission to develop a picture that will help us provide some guidance for drivers, we turn to Continental as a benchmark.

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Comparing Electric Vehicle (EV) Tires: Continental Original Equipment vs. PureContact LS 2022

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Tires Tested
Continental ProContact RX (Grand Touring All-Season)
Continental PureContact LS (Grand Touring All-Season)
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