Live at SEMA: Nexen Unveils N’blue Eco
The N’blue Eco offers low rolling resistance, a lightweight design and a long-lasting tread compound to give drivers more miles.
Live at SEMA: Hankook Launches Eco-Friendly Tire
The enfren eco is an eco-friendly all-season performance tire that offers an 18% reduction in rolling resistance over its predecessor.
Marangoni Offers Bus/Coach Retreads
The BUS100 Ringtread, for retreading city bus and intercity coach tires, features a 5% wider footprint to improve mileage and solid, sturdy shoulders to provide maximum durability if the retread hits a curb. The tread’s special compounds for city use offer better rebound at low temperatures and reduced rolling resistance, allowing a longer tire life in extremely stressful conditions.
New Versado Green Performance Tire from Toyo
The Versado Eco is an all-season, low rolling resistance luxury performance tire designed for hybrids and other environmentally-friendly vehicles. It features high silica content in the tread compound, a highly reactive polymer, a naturally-derived “Green Powder” material, and recycled polyester in its casing construction. The tire is available in sizes ranging from 15- to 18-inch wheel diameters.
Toyo Refreshes, Expands Use of Eco Mark
Low rolling resistance tyres produced by Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. or the Japanese market have for some time borne an ‘eco mark’, denoting their environmentally friendlier status.
Cooper Goes Green With Newest Line
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has launched its first ever low rolling resistance tire line – the Cooper GFE.
Regulatory Revolution Leaves Enforcement Challenge
When the news that the European authorities were about to agree a new set of regulations for tyre noise, rolling resistance, wet-braking and labeling a month ago, Tyres & Accessories noted that early versions of the draft laws had (in 2008) provoked criticism from within the tyre manufacturing industry.
Toyo Launches Proxes Ne Eco Tyre
Toyo Tire Europe GmbH has launched a new low rolling resistance tyre into the market.
Federal Aims to Improve Gas Mileage
Federal Tire introduced its low rolling resistance Xtramile XR01 for touring vehicle applications,
CTNA Expands Environmental Efforts
Continental Tire North America launched a new environmental program tied to reduction in tire rolling resistance and reduced production emissions.