you asked if hybrids have special tires...
I get your screen name, KingLudd, but most people can’t get it through their thick luddite heads that a hybrid car simply has two engines. The gas engine both powers the car and charges the batteries for the electric engine. Some of the time the car runs on the electric engine and that’s why hybrid cars use less gas.
There are no special tires!
No, but some airplanes have two or more engines.
A hybrid has an engine and a MOTOR. There is a major difference between the terms.
Once upon a time, Honda made the Insight hatchback. The first-gen cars were tiny ultralight machines, and as I recall they did require special tires, or at least recommended them, as part of their “hypermiler” ethos. That’s probably where the notion came from.
Frankly, I happen to like the 2nd-gen and 3rd-gen Prius (and the spinoffs). Setting aside all the asinine “greenie” stuff, the tech is neat. It’s a great city car.
A simple answer would have been fine. Save your rude responses for DU.