Thanks for taking the time to make this video and try this on your car. It helps a lot of people like me who considering doing the same thing!

Great to see someone doing the same as me! Getting them fitted next week! I have the model S with 21 inch staggered turbine wheels. Lovely to look at but definitely affecting range, too wide for English roads and a rougher ride. Can't wait to do my own efficiency test!!! Thanks for sharing mate! 😃🤝👍

I forgot to mention that my car has been recalibrated for a 19” rim. The difference not being counted for is 1 mph less than displayed…not considerate enough to delegitimization this test given the 275 wh/mile is even less than 288 wh/mile as reported on InsideEV for the long range model y. 275wh/mile is a conservative number, I over shot my start point on the return heading uphill. I was getting more like 265 wh/mile. Thanks!

I bought a 2022 PMY in Aug 2022 and had some TSportLine 18" tires/wheels sitting in my garage waiting on it's delivery. I did drive the OMY 2500 with the 21" UT to include a 2K mile road trip to get a baseline then swapped out the tires/wheels. I now have 56xx miles and have kept detailed records. It's clear the 18s recovered at least 50% of the delta between the 330 and 303 rated range. and I did get better performance as reported by my DRAGY. With the 21s my 1/4 dropped from 12.09 to 11.79 seconds. The car rides and feels so much better and I no longer have fear of curbs and potholes and can now rotate them. I was going to sell the 21s but the market is in the toilet. I guess many other folks are doing the same thing flooding the market with the 21s. But I was told if I traded a PMY back to Tesla without the OEM tires/wheels I'd take a hit on the trade-in. So I'm saving them for that day when I trade it in for 2024. The 18s should be offered as an option. So I recovered an honest 15 to 18 miles of range and I think there might be more to be gained back. It effectively creates a new model. And TSportLine engineers these sets specifically for the Tesla PMY so there is nothing to worry about.

Interesting findings my friend 👀

Not only Heavier but larger moment of inertia and wind resistance 👌

I have a 3 LR. Which tyres would you recommend I use? I have more of an issue with cabin noise/road noise than I do range.

Nice, I’d imagine you can get even better in chill mode

I need change the suspension? Do you have any idea I can install air suspension? Does it have electric issue or code error ?

Amaizing, thank you for this video. I orderd Tesla YP I coudnt find this info. I want to go on 20' wheels guess I will get at least 10 miles more. Keep good work :)

What is the weight savings per wheel?

More sidewall of an 18” tire isn’t why it protects against curb rash. It’s because the tires stick out farther than the rims. More sidewall protects against pothole blowouts.

Good video and good mileage information. As far as the tire info not so much. You have 245/50R18 tires. The 245=the width of the tires in mm on the ground. The 50 represents the ratio of the side wall to the tire width in %. So 245*50% tells you the height of the sidewall is 122.5mm tall. The front tires on a 2024 performance model y are 255/35R21 so they are 255mm wide and the side wall is 89.25mm tall. This is why so many people want to change from the 21" wheel/tire combo including me, the sidewall is too skinny and easily curb and/or bend the wheel when you hit a pothole. The tires you put on are 1.3" taller in the sidewall and also the tires sticks out farther than the edge of the wheel so it doesn't get curb rash as easy.

I like to see in the future if you change your tires to the new Hankook electric vehicle specific tires in terms of range 👍👍.

Thanks for posting your video. Can you please comment the road noise level compared to the OEM performance wheels?

Thanks for the test. I have a set of tsr in 18 in the garage. They have the same ps3 4 a/s. Correction on the size. They are 245/50/18. Besides additional efficiency you can rotate the tires. The tires are less expensive in 18’s. The oem tires for Uber wheels can cost 2k with tax and mounting and balancing.

I wonder what happens if you put that wheel/tire combination on the Long Range Y.

sup nick , you got yourself a sub

A smaller wheel also lowers the vehicle by a bit and that may translate into less air resistance. Not sure how much this would actually matter though.

My is a 2022 myp first day I put on 19" stock no hub cap. It's at 40k miles and 268wh life.. But the display miles is still base on P.

Changing the diameter of the wheels will change the Speedometer and all the sensing equipment I don't know if your readings are gonna be correct

The difference in weight of the wheel itself plays a small role but the main factor is the shorter sidewall tire has more rolling resistance.

245s are slimmer than stock. That alone is less rolling resistance.

Uberturbines are terribly heavy and only changing them to lighter ones in same size has clear impact, but of course taking 1-2 inch smaller has even greater affect.

235mm ×.5. = 117.5 mm 4.625inches. Measure your side wall or inner edge of tire to outer edge of tire. That will be your side height of tire or side wall height.

Is the speed on a Tesla calibrated by the wheel/tire circumference? A full revolution of a 21" uberturbine wheel (and tire) will measure further distance per revolution of an 18" wheel (and tire). This would totally invalidate the test. The vehicle with the 21" uberturbine wheels may correctly be traveling at 70 mph. While with the 18" wheels, it may look like (via the speedometer) it is traveling at 70 mph, but in reality it is going slower and less distance because 1 revolution of a 18" wheel does not equate to the same distance as 1 revolution of a 21" wheel. This makes the efficiency numbers look better for the 18" wheels.

How are you measuring miles travelled? Are you using map distances and/or GPS? Or are us using the cars odometer? If you're using the cars odometer then you're traveling less distance since your wheel diameter is less than the original tire and the odometer is based on revolutions of the wheel. If the original wheel diameter is 255 and the new wheel diameter is 245mm the distance traveled on the new tires is 3.92% less than on the original tires (using the car's odometer). So if you're using the car's odometer to determine miles traveled then you have to multiply your energy reported by the vehicle by 1.0392. Also your speedometer is showing a speed that is actually 1.0392 greater than your actually traveling.

So what is the equivalent miles of range added here?

did you have to go 18", what about 19" wheel? I believe the efficiency would be the same.

if you order from tsportline..how do you get it installed, balance etc? will a local service area do that work for you?

Aha. I thought you had to get them ugly Gemini caps for more range. Got pretty bad range in my previous video below 200miles per full charge on the motorway.

same theory apply to ICE cars, smaller wheels take less energy to roll for the same amount of torque just lower top speed if you want to race

What psi are you running your tires?

I'll sacrifice 15-30 miles of range for chunkier, prettier wheels any day. Beauty is pain lol. Model Ys look terrible in any wheel 20 inches and smaller. Another solution could be getting nice, lighter rims on your 21s. My new rims are 11 pounds lighter than the uberturbines. And I get better range now😊

The main factor is the shorter size

What about a 15in wheel or 16 or 17

Id you did the same thing with the LR model, then it will be even more efficient! Its not only the tires. Its also the motors using less power, the motors are also slightly lighter too on the LR. Suspensions are also softer and could also be cheaper and lighter on LR giving longer range aswell. Of course the biggest effect are tires and its weight

IMO, the standard 18 inch Tesla wheels, with Aero covers removed, look the best anyway.

A better choice are Martian Wheels - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epicg9Fz1tWyeIU.html Even lighter and stronger.

If the smaller tire and wheel are used,the car will not go as far per rev of the motor, but you think the extra weight of the taller ttire will make up for that????REALLY?????A car that weighs almost 2 tons is reeally effected by the weight difference of the wheels, REALLY????

It's amazing you have to drop $3,000 for a set of wheels and tires to make a Tesla more efficient? When it comes time to sell, that $3,000 will only be worth $400-$500 if that much. This is just mind boggling. So far, I haven't heard the pros and cons about the time it takes to charge a Tesla. WTF I'm atta here.

It's common sense, well for me anyways.

But big tires look waaaay better

best of luck but with testing you need to test both "benchmarks" under same conditions. You can't check new tires against theoretical and claim success. Your conclusion might be right but the "test" did not tell us anything.

Try carbon fiber rims!

Wait! This is an 8 mile sample??? Put in more effort

Why do people get a performance model and worry about the range and downgrade the wheels just to gain few more miles. Pay more for the performance and make it look like a long range . Makes a lot of sense.

If you make an accident with different wheels, insurance won't pay for that.

Cool but wish you showed how your car actually looks with those wheels on it