The spare tire is disappearing, not just from EVs but from most modern cars. None of the reasons why are too convincing. In my quest to find an electric vehicle that can truly replace my 230,000-mile ...

If you get a flat tire and put on a doughnut spare, you can use it for 50 miles, or 70 miles at the absolute top. And don't ...

You get a flat, and under the carpet in the trunk is one of those “donut” (or “temporary”) spare tires – skinnier than the tires on your car, with a prominent warning about maximum speed on the side.

Imagine paying $40,000 for a new 2026 Toyota Prius Nightshade and finding out it has no spare tire. One owner was shocked to find the dealer wants $900 just for the parts to add one! Is Toyota ...

NOT BE READY OR SAFE TO USE WHEN NEEDED. DRIVING TO A SPA APPOINTMENT LUIS PLASENCIA FELT THAT FAMILIAR THUD. SURE ENOUGH, I HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHAT NOW? CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS SAFETY FIRST. IN THE EVENT ...

A truck hauls eight new Teslas equipped with a total of zero spare tires out of the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif., in 2020. (Ben Margot / Associated Press) Ira Newlander of West Los Angeles has been ...

You can buy tires that look fresh and still set you up for a bad day. Rubber ages. Winter is when you find out fast, because ...

Nearly four in 10 new cars are sold without a most basic feature – the spare tire. A study by the American Automobile Assn., or AAA, found that 36% of 2015 models come with run-flat tires or tire ...