My two cents

[FFEV Herman]

Love the car with only one exception. Traction. When driving surface streets at even moderate (35-45 MPH) speeds it seems as if anything more than gentle deceleration/acceleration inputs results in loss of traction. Mind you, this is coming from a guy who also drives a 14 Shelby. I know most of you attribute this to tires, which is probably true. My main concern is whether I'll be able to use the vehicle in colder weather; perhaps when there's a dusting on the roadways and/or light icing. When it gets real nasty out, I can always rely on the Super Duty; however, I had hoped to push the FFE into winter service. I'm not so sure, perhaps I'll try some different tires.

 

[sefs]

I had the same issue with the stock Michelin Energy Saver tires. They also failed inspection after 20k miles. I replaced them with Michelin Primacy MXM4's, and the grip is much better. There is a bit of tire noise, however.

 

[Washingtonian]

How did the new tires affect your range?

 

[sefs]

A bit of range loss. Not terrible, but I don't have a number to put on it.

 

[blooot]

Most of the blame can be laid with the 49/51 weight distribution and FWD.

 

[jeffand]

I would make sure the traction control is enabled. The traction control should kick in when tire slip is detected. This should help increase tire life. I have 24k miles on my tires right now with no wear issues yet. It should be possible to get 40k or more out of the tires.

 

[michael]

We actually have it really good with the tires. The Goodyears that go on Volts are a nightmare. They have repeated sidewall blowouts. I have two Volts and had two sidewall blowouts on consecutive days. That's insane.

My friend has three Volts and he has had five flats, four of them sidewall blowouts.