We have two Model Y’s in Alaska and I buy Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 EV winter studless tires. I’ve always used studless winter tires on my Subarus and now we use them on our teslas. They’re pricey—I paid $1,850 for the set (not installed, and no rims) a couple months ago. We keep them on November through March and they typically last at least 3 winters.
I’m a huge fan of Nokkian Tyres for winter.
The one proviso, buy good tires. I have All-Weather Nokians on my Forester, world of difference.
It runs Nokian Encompass AW01s which are a 3MP snowflake rated all weather tire and it's been really good in increasingly mild Wisconsin winters since 2022.
There's some evidence that EVs are harder on tires because they're heavier and accelerate better, but at 10k on my very, very heavy Lightning I'm not seeing that, probably because I drive like a grandma.
If you don\u2019t want to switch out and have 2 sets of wheels I\u2019d go with Nokian remedy wrg5
Throw some Nokian Hakka's on it and let it rock.
I just put new Nokian Hakkapeliitta studs on mine. Handles like a dream. So happy I plonked down the money.
I used to have a set of 2019 nokian snowproofs on my car and used them on all weather conditions last winter they have a thread depth of 6mm ,they were adequate on all weather conditions also ok on snow but i didn't like their performance on snow they skidded more than usual especially on snowy uphills
Tires are low quality , made in Russia where no natural rubber found to make. Drove 1 day after replacement on unpaved rd . Tires are bubbled. Had to replace
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