Rolling resistance is the effort required to keep a tire rolling. The lower a tire’s rolling resistance, the more fuel efficient, generally speaking, your vehicle becomes. So, how do tire engineers manufacture tires for low rolling resistance and better fuel efficiency?
Tire Review’s Maddie Winer explains how tire manufacturers are in a never-ending quest to lower the rolling resistance, from the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.
We answer your burning EV tire questions on this episode of What’s Treading with Tire Review, presented by AAPEX.
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in North America is only going up, which has led many a tire dealer wondering how the characteristics of these vehicles will affect tires. EVs have heavy batteries and instant torque, which creates a perfect storm for these vehicles to eat up tires. However, that's not always the case, and tire manufacturers today are evaluating their current tire lines and working on strategies for how to address this vehicle segment.
Typically, the main culprit of friction material separation is corrosion. How do you spot it?
All-terrain tires are designed to perform well both on and off-road, making them a popular choice for truck and SUV owners.
Get to know how Chapel Hill Tire owner Marc Pons and his team live out their core values and why they make a difference in growing the business.
The load index is listed as a number, and the tire’s load range is represented by a letter. Do you know the difference between them?
Learn how different tiremakers are addressing EVs and how your shop can prepare to see more EVs in your bays down the line.
Tire Review sat down with executives from Continental Tire to talk EVs, Tier 2 popularity and more as companies across the industry are recovering from pandemic challenges.
Continental expanded its EV charging infrastructure at the Uvalde, TX test site to accommodate a growing number of EV tire tests.
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