Ital74 said:
I know from experience pirelli make quite tires which is what I like. I am a noob and I would like to get better tires for handling but when I read articles like below it makes me scared to try... good luck!
https://www.motortrend.com/features/ev-tire-shopping/
I quickly scanned that article and believe it is rather pessimistic and sensationalist. I have over 180,000 miles of LEAF driving and have tried several different tire types.
My experience is that Ecopia's are a good compromise if range is an issue. I found that both 16-inch OEM Ecopias on the 2011 and 17-inch Ecopia + replacement tires for the 2015 were far superior to the 17-inch OEM Michelins that came on the 2015 and 2019 in wet/dry braking traction and tire wear (as long as they were inflated to 44 psi cold). The Ecopias are the lowest rolling resistance tires I have used (slightly better than the OEM Michelins and much better handling/traction). Several different sport/performance tires I tried reduced range from 10% to 15% compared to Ecopias. I tried a set of Bridgestone DriveGuard run flat tires and found that the ride was harsher, but handling and traction were similar to Ecopias. The rolling resistance (range reduction) of the DriveGuards was similar to the sport/performance tires.
I now have Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires and am very happy with them. They are great in the rain and I have no doubt they would work well for snow/ice. The range reduction is less than the sport/performance tires I used. I plan to keep using them on the LEAF and will consider them for other vehicles when I need tires again.