The cost of tyres for electric company cars continues to be higher than that for ICE models, according to Epyx.
The software firm said data from its 1link Service Network platform showed that in August this year the average cost of an ICE car tyre was £187, while the average EV tyre was £246 – a 32% difference.
Epyx said this meant the picture was the same as in September 2023, when the average ICE tyre cost £168 and the average EV tyre cost £222 – also a 32% difference.
The company said that during the intervening months, the variance between the two had usually been in the 32-35% range, although at some points had fallen as low as 29% and risen as high as 40%.
In addition, Epyx said its data showed the average number of days until the first tyre change for an electric car was 336, with the average mileage when this occurred 14,352, compared with 383 days and 18,333 miles for ICE cars.
Epyx CCO Tim Meadows said: “There has been commentary in the fleet sector hoping the difference between ICE and electric car tyres would start to close over time, especially as electrification has progressed, but there’s no sign of that happening yet in our data.
“Also, we are seeing electric car tyres being replaced more often. This is probably primarily due to the additional weight of these vehicles but also many of these models have higher performance than ICE equivalents, and that could be a factor, too.
“All of this underlines the importance of managing tyre costs effectively as fleets continue to electrify, something our technology makes possible through 1link Service Network.”
