"If you look at the electric vehicle tire space, there aren't too many choices right now," says Mark Pereira, director of marketing for Sailun Tire Americas.

The new Bridgestone R192E all-position radial tire has been specifically engineered for use on electric buses, which "will play a crucial role in eliminating city center emissions and traffic congestion," says Chris Ripani, president, commercial truck, Bridgestone Americas Inc.

Sailun Tire Group and TBC Corp. say the new Sailun ERANGE EV tire, which is designed specifically for electric vehicles, will be available in 32 sizes when it rolls out in late-2022.

Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle sales continue to climb. The company says it sold 13,772 electric vehicles in the United States last month, a 16.9% year-over-year jump.

BMW has picked Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ultra-high performance tires for its electric i4 Gran Coupe. "The tires come in mixed sizes in 18-inch and 19-inch widths," say Hankook officials. 

Sailun Tire Group says its new mixing technology, EcoPoint^3, allows rubber compounding materials to be mixed "fully uniformly, under continuous liquid phase conditions," for performance optimization.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian's RPV 500 and RPV 700 delivery vans will run on Continental VanContact A/S all-season tires. In North America, the tire will be available in size LT245/70R17.

The Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus Elect is Pirelli Tire North America Inc.'s first replacement tire designed for electric vehicles.

Pirelli & Cie SpA will supply its Pirelli P Zero Elect tire as original equipment on the new electric BMW iX SUV. The tire will be available for the xDrive50 and M60 versions of the vehicle.

Pirelli Tire North America Inc. introduced its first replacement tire developed specifically for electric vehicles: the P Zero All Season Plus with Elect.