Another Crisis Decision - Tires For Fuel Economy
Bridgestone tire company, well-known in the world market of tire manufacturers will expand its lineup of models in the 2009 car tires to save automobile fuel. In April there will be several models under the name Turanza ER300 Ecopia with a special fuel-efficient tread tires. Ecopia prefix in the name of the new tires speak about the possibility of good fuel economy in vehicles equipped with these tires.
Carmakers, together with the tire manufacturers have always tried to ensure that their products cause the least possible harm to ecological environment. In Japan, for example, from 1991 environmentally friendly electric vehicles are equipped with similar tires. And Volkswagen, since 1998, used tires with low rolling friction in one of models of Lupo cars. In doing so, they have achieved amazing results - Fuel consumption per 100 km reduced to 3 liters.
Today, environmental Ecopia tires are installed in some modern cars, among them Toyota iQ, Mercedes-Benz S-class, Opel Insignia. Reducing rolling resistance of car tires Ecopia leads to a reduction in the cost of fuel and, consequently, to reduce of harmful emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This was achieved by using the latest nanotechnology, applied at the molecular level, which have created special rubber compounds for the manufacture of tire tread Ecopia.
On the one hand, reducing rolling resistance reduces fuel consumption. On the other - increases the risk of reducing the traction to a wet road. However, specialists of Bridgestone was able to combine the incompatible and create a truly unique tire Ecopia, with good traction, which provide adequate levels of safety driving in all weather conditions. Bridgestone believes that the new car tires Ecopia in particular will be in demand in terms of the financial crisis.
A Guide To Choose Nice Michelin Summer Tires
Winter has passed, the problem of summer tires selection for your car has began. Remember that summer tires are recommended to be set no earlier than the temperature on the thermometer reaches +7 ° C. Nevertheless, you should be worried about the choice of summer tires even now.
One of the most popular manufacturers of automobile tires to date in USA and abroad is the French company Michelin, whose products have high price-quality. The company offers various types of tires for different types of vehicles: cars, trucks, SUVs, commercial vehicles, vans, buses for sports and collectors cars, as well as patented technology of Michelin ZP.
Michelin offers 6 options for tires for cars. For family or urban vehicles Michelin Energy Saver tire is offered. They are distinguished by a reduced braking distance, cost and environmental friendliness, which resulted in driving safety and longevity of operation.
For the compact urban cars and small sedans and minivans Michelin Energy tires are offered. The main difference between these tires - economy as mileage increased by a quarter.
The third type of tires Michelin Primacy HP is intended for business-class cars. High speed, mileage increased by 25%, reduced stopping distance on wet road is its main characteristic.
The next 3 types are made for sports: Michelin Pilot Exalto with more effective braking and clutch, Michelin Pilot Sport, established by Formula 1 technology and approved as the best in the Porsche company and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ - superspeed tire.
For SUVs there are also 6 options to choose from summer tires: Latitude Tour HP, Latitude Sport, 4×4 Diamaris, 4X4 Synchrone, 4X4 Latitude Cross and 4X4 O / R. Each of them has excellent traction characteristics, high wear resistance and durability.
Tire Decisions To Combat The Crisis
Forehanded owner before throwing away their old shoes, try to fix them. That is why the Italian company Marangoni, dealing with tires with tread erased and with tire services, in times of global crisis is in the best financial terms, as compared with competitors, dealing only with new tires. All of this is because 65% of the total turnover of the company took the restoration of the tread of tires.
With this distribution of production, the Marangoni Group company managed to lose only 9% of turnover in the Italian market, when the competitors have reduced turnover by 15%. While the tire service freight car tires in Europe as a whole fell by 20%, Italians prefer to save a little, again using the restored tread that is a reasonable solution to combat the crisis. In addition, the research center of the company is developing new rubber compounds for retreading tires.
In 2009, Marangoni company intends to continue its strategy of expansion and growth than it has in the past two years. However, it would still make the emphasis on tire service, meeting the growing needs of the Italian cars and trucks. The current financial downturn has proved profitable for manufacturers of tires, restored from the second-hand, though the company will not be able to avoid cutting production.
In this regard, the Marangoni Group is going to close one of its plants in Feltre, Remediation auto tires. According to the decision of the company’s management it would be done in order to centralize production. The plant, located in Rovereto, which produced approximately 200 thousand tires, will continue its work. No cost and no reduction of staff and one of Italian plants producing industrial auto tires will be transported to Sri Lanka in order to reduce the cost of production.
Michelin Active Wheel - Unique Decision by Michelin
French geniuses from the Michelin company managed to hide inside the normal-sized wheels not only a brake disc, but even a traction motor with 30 kW power and active suspension in addition.
The use of these wheels gives to car designers the broadest horizons for creativity. After all, vehicles equipped with Michelin Active Wheel, need no transmission, no clutch, and even no shock absorbers - all this is hidden directly in the wheel. “Michelin Active Wheel” Wheels, could be put virtually on any body that is only capable to be designed by a fantasy of designer and constructor. A source of energy could come out as a generator, fuel cell or batteries of different types.
Dynamic characteristics of a car with Michelin Active Wheels are also outstanding, because it is no problem to provide separate management of the wheels, and the rate of reactions of electrosuspension to changes in traffic conditions is only 0.003 seconds.
Several concepts that were presented at the Shanghai and Paris motor show are built on the basis of Michelin Active Wheel. For example, electrocar on the basis of the Chinese Lifan 520. A small car is equipped with batteries, MGL, providing her with the range of 100-130 km. They are charged from the usual home network for two hours and can withstand over 1000 cycles. Although the test sample was impressive because of the technical decisions such as the ability of such «focuses» as to roll the body inside the turn, the exterior design was not glittering. Apparently that’s why Michelin came to work with the renowned French producer of electric vehicles, the company Venturi Automobiles. Joint brainchild has become a sports car Venturi Volage, which can speed up to 100 km / h in less than 5 seconds. Top speed is limited by electric point 150 km / h and a battery is capable of overcoming more than 300 kilometers.
Of course, the production of vehicles equipped with these wheels on the road will start not too soon, but the concept of the wheel “all-in-one” is likely to draw some attention of car manufacturers.
