As GM Authority had reported previously, the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST First Edition is equipped as standard with 24-inch wheels (a GM first) wrapped in a set of Michelin Primacy LTX tires sized LT275/50R24. The tires, which feature a tire compound especially designed for the electric pickup, run at surprisingly high tire pressures. The combination of a large diameter wheel with an irregularly-sized, TPC-spec tire got us wondering how much it would cost to replace it. We went to investigate; here’s what we found.
As of this writing, TireRack lists only one tire option that fits on the 24-inch wheels: the Michelin Defender LTX M/S2, a highway all-season tire that’s (rather ironically) not EV-specific. The priced is listed at $578.99 per tire, which comes to $2,315.96 for a set of four before installation, tax, and any special offers the buyer might be eligible for. Though it’s not the OEM tire, it seems like a good one, having received favorable ratings from owners, and TireRack gave a glowing review. At the time of this writing, only four tires were in stock. A price and inventory comparison proved impossible, since SimpleTire and Discount Tire don’t show any results for this tire size.
Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 on Tire Rack as of June 14
The 24-inch aluminum Carbon Flash Metallic with machine face wheels (RJ2) is the only wheel option for the 2024 Silverado EV RST. This could change for the 2025 model, but 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST owners should get ready to pay a bundle when it comes time to replace the tires, something that tends to happen rather frequently with EVs. The high price of tires might not prove all that important for those who purchased the 2024 Silverado EV RST First Edition – which has a starting price of roughly $95K.
It’s also worth noting that TireRack offers the 22-inch OEM tire for the GMC Hummer EV Pickup (Goodyear Wrangler Territory AT sized LT305/55R22) for $314.57 each or $1,258.28 for a set of four. The OEM tires for the Hummer EV’s 18-inch wheels are even cheaper, at $290.81 each or $1,163.24 for four. In other words, the Hummer is pitched as a more premium electric truck, but its tires are much cheaper than the ones on the Silverado EV RST.
The Chevy Silverado EV is motivated by GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors, with a dual-motor setup included across the lineup. Output levels vary, with the 3WT trim rated at 510 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, and 4WT models rated at 515 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. The range-topping RST First Edition is rated at 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque. Towing capacities for the Silverado EV range from 10,000 to 12,500 pounds depending on the trim level. Other noteworthy features include a front trunk / frunk, a Mid-Gate for greater cargo capacity, as well as vehicle-to-home charging capabilities.
Back to the huge wheels and tires: they do a good job in filling out the Silverado EV’s large wheel wells, and don’t have any negative qualities on the electric truck’s drivability.
Subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevy Silverado EV news, Chevy Silverado news, Chevy news, GM electric vehicle news, GM tech news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
It is not the size but the construction. These are very heavy duty tires.
Large tires anymore are not cheap but not that much more expensive. But none are cheap.
“These are very heavy duty tires” Yeah, for a light duty truck that’s not really good for anything other than carrying around 5,000 pounds of batteries. Why does this atrocity exist?
Because Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary wanted it, like the Celestiq.
Canyon Man needs and wants big tires when he go to Home Depot to purchase a load of mulch.
And EVs wear out tires twice as fast as ICEs. Such a deal!
Not actually true at all. I get on average 50,000 miles per set of 4 tires on all EVs I’ve owned in over 10 years.
The pain point you speak of comes from outliers. If you are heavy on the accelerator, you are going to wear through them. EVs have an order of magnitude more performance than most cars on the road, and people don’t seem to understand when you add torque and HP to tires, then drive in race mode all the time, you end up replacing them more often.
FUD.
Bolt/Volt is like comparing Fay Ray to King Kong. Next.
I own both a Volt AND a Bolt … and can certainly attest to the fact that the tires wear out faster when you constantly mash the go pedal! At 13,000 miles, tires on my Bolt are already down to 4/32 … which is near replacement time. I also own a 2009 G8 GXP w/500 rwhp, and even though I get on the throttle plenty, those tires last longer than my EV/PHEV tires.
I’ve gotten 50k plus on tires for both the 2015 Volt (First set on the Volt ran to almost 56k) and Bolt (53k ish, dry rot replacements). Still have the Volt after all these years too. (No service on it as well beyond the basics.)
Those are just a small sample of the battery powered cars I’ve had the pleasure to own.
Currently on 16k mi in a Cadillac Lyriq. Hardly any wear at all.
I used to do that as a teen in a mini-style car (Honda 600 Sedan) that had a top speed of about 70 mph and per Google it weighed only about 1,200 pounds. With FWD and lots of curvy country roads, along with not rotating them, the fronts wore out very quickly.
So yeah, how you drive will affect things greatly.
BS
At least the tires appear to be available (if painful).
Versus one needing a tire today to replace a cut or blowout, and getting the “national backorder no ETA”.
Nothing cheap for a EV. A poor choice for a vehicle.
Stop throwing tantrums like a child and spreading lies.
Much cheaper to drive, own, and maintain for 100k+ miles.
One wonders how little they have going on in their lives that they think making false claims about a product they don’t want to buy is worth their time. I surely wouldn’t be spending time reading and commenting on a type of vehicle I have no interest in. Although I must admit there are many reasons I wouldn’t want this particular EV. I mainly read it because it was about tires, not the particular truck.
It killed me to pay 800.00 for 4 tires for my compact CUV. 2300 is insane unless you’re buying high speed high performances tires for a 200K supercar
LOL, I can buy 2 ICE Silverados for the price of one of these. You can never make that up in maintenance and fuel savings, that’s impossible.
Long term testing will be interesting. At 50’s, I would not expect pot holes to bend the wheels, but at the extra weight, maybe. It is not a particularly fat tire though, 275. I know some sports cars with the ultrawide rubber band wheels/tires are very prone to bend/crack even when fully forged.
Maybe one of those idiots who ruined virtually new Raptors jumping them will let us know!
Interesting discussion about EV tires. Have you noticed that the truly tough cars and trucks – ie, police vehicles, all come with steel wheels, not aluminum? Steel bends and keeps going. Aluminum cracks and the tire blows out. Cops love to crash through curbs when in pursuit .
Oversized tire mounting/balancing is about 100$/tire(vs24), road hazard will clock in close to 100$ per also(My set of 22” Continentals 330$/each clocked in at 1950 out the door,11% sales tax) so these will easy hit 3k.
Dumb. Even if they last 50k miles, which I doubt, they’ll still be subjected to potholes, nails, road debris, curbs and all the other hazards that tires encounter. I hate the 20” inch tires on our MDX, we’ve replaced 2 due to non repairable cuts and punctures and they are now all candid for total replacement. Those tires are about $240ea and the car, my wife’s daily, is never off road and only has 33k miles on it. The Ford Lightning may not be near as sexy as the Chevy but it’s a more practical package, albeit with less range.
Honestly I think your cost might be more related to the fact tires are expensive period.
My 2013 Malibu Eco has 17″, that are cross compatible with a large range of vehicles if my research on tire buying served me right, and I still paid $1,150. At Costco for the cheapest set of non snow tires they had in stock.
Read an article on MSN yesterday that the amount of copper needed for the projected EV future, transmission of electricity & other needs will have to increase 115%. Glad copper mines are so environmentally friendly along with rare earth metals that China controls the world over. So many hidden costs financially and environmentally of an all EV future
Let’s put baby to rest. If you have 754HP under your right foot it doesn’t matter who you are, you’re gonna hammer the sh$t outta that accel pedal. 10-15,000 miles tops for those tires.
My comment several times in this forum is that EV owners don’t seem to use much of their vehicle’s acceleration capacity. I’ll out accelerate most of them in the wife’s 4 cyl Subaru using a light throttle. Not exactly a fast car.
It surprises me, but I guess it’s a good thing that they don’t tend to drive like the maniacs that they could.
Physics wise the slower accelerating EV will probably still wear tires faster though because of the large amount of extra weight.
From my experience most EVs around me (outside Chicago so very high percentage of EVs, mostly Teslas) accelerate faster than traffic but not by much. But it’s always very smooth so it probably doesn’t feel like much even though it’s the quicker torque at the beginning that takes a toll on tires.
Welcome to brandons inflationary world.
So one thing I haven’t seen any discussion of is the rear steering option adding to tire wear.
I have a 4WS Silverado that weighs over 7000lbs and it definitely wears tires faster and almost evenly. The Silverado EV weighs even more than that on top of having twice the power. This thing is going to eat tires, and it won’t even be the typical fronts wear quickly so you can rotate them.
The 4WS is awesome and I’m glad they finally brought it back but owners will be in for a surprise.
also to the writer, TireRack and Discount Tire are technically the same company (and at this point should even share the same computer/inventory system) so using those 2 as a comparison isn’t really a comparison.
Wow, pickup tires are right there with Corvette tires from a cost standpoint. Welcome to our world.