World Tour in an Electric Car Fitted with Continental Tires
Posted on May 23, 2011
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As the first world tour on an electric vehicle is going towards its successful ending the travelers, Nina Rasmussen and Hjalte Tin, decided to visit Continental headquarters for it is Continental tires that were mounted on the wheel of the car that was used in the journey.
Nissan Qashqai electric vehicle with the ContiPremiumContact 2 tire, for low rolling resistance is vital for such cars. The tire was designed in a scientific research center in Hannover. It is not only low rolling resistant but is also durable and can easily stand to any harmful influence from the outside. That’s why the tire coped with the world-wide tour perfectly well.
Nina Rasmussen and Hjalte Tin have been on the road for ten month already. They started their journey in Denmark and went further through Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Mongolia, China, the USA, Spain, France, the Switzerland, Germany and Holland to reach Copenhagen in the end.
As the vehicle has rather a limited mileage, only 200 km, the main difficulty of the trip was to avoid battery discharging far from electricity supply. The Ttravellers had to draw their plan carefully and charge their vehicle in garages, campings, hotels and even in private houses.
The main purpose of the tour was to promote hybrid vehicles and to show the community that “green” cars can be an excellent alternative means transport that helps people save the environment and avoid climate changes.
Bridgestone Conducts the Research at the CV Show
Posted on May 20, 2011
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Bridgestone Company has conducted a survey concerning the most important factors customers stick to when choosing a tire brand. At the CV Show they offered everyone the possibility to win two tickets to the British MotoGP championship provided that they answer a simple question – “what makes you trust this or that tire manufacturer?”
The survey was quite a success for as many as five hundred visitors took part in it. The results are as follows: thirty-nine per cent of people pay most attention to the tire wear resistance and quality. These parameters leave behind such characteristics as price, traction, safety and affordability, which gave tire-makers food for thought.
As Andy Dingley point out, Bridgestone UK company is satisfied with the popularity of its stand gained during the CV show. And the survey results are of a great interest as they help the company understand what customers want from the tire-making industry.
Bridgestone has also unveiled its new Ecopia line-up at the show. The tires are designed for commercial use on in city vans and help transport companies save on fuel thanks to their low rolling resistance. The tires inflict minimum harm of the environment, feature long mileage and can be retreaded when significantly worn.
No Sexy Girls at Auto Shows
Posted on May 15, 2011
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It’s common knowledge that any auto or motor show isn’t only sparkling with new car models but presupposes attractive girls all about, walking among the rows of cars and sitting inside them. They make such shows lively and create festive mood, bringing a human touch to the silent grandeur of new vehicles.
At the same time, the representatives of the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung who organize an auto show in Frankfurt in September think differently. Now they are trying to persuade the participants to come without sexy girls.
The arguments for it are quite reasonable. The half-naked beauties on the stands distract visitors’ attention from the cars and prevent car-makers from presenting their production. They say that people pay their attention to girls rather than to technological peculiarities and performance features of the new vehicles.
Furthermore, there’s been a great deal of complaint from women rights organizations who state that half-dressed girls who show off their sexuality at auto shows speak for the evident discrimination of females. The latest research into the issue was carried out last autumn in Paris. It showed that in 96 per cent of cases it was women who stood on exhibition stands beside the cars, 3,5 per cent of stands were occupied by men and 0.5 per cent of places were taken by transvestites.
The show organizers have already worked out the rules for its future participants. There must be both men and women on the exhibitions stands, with a 50 to 50 ratio. Moreover, girls must stick to a strict dress code and wear moderate knee-length skirts. The theme of sexuality must no longer be exploited, state the organizers.
Auto Bild Tests 225/40 R 18 Summer Tires
Posted on May 9, 2011
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On the threshold of the new season the Auto Bild magazine conducted their regular summer tire performance tests. This time they compared 225/40 R 18 tires, the size being standard for numerous sports cars and tuned vehicles. The tires were mounted on Mazda MPS.
The Auto Bild tested as many as 10 tires during these tests, namely Hankook Ventus S1 evo K107, Pirelli PZero, Continental ContiSportContact 3, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, Uniroyal Rainsport 2, Bridgestone Potenza S001, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx T, Michelin Pilot Sport 3, Falken Ziex ZE 912 and LingLong L688.
The best wet performance is shown by Hankook Ventus S1 evo and Goodyear F1 Asymmetric as their steering response is perfectly precise while their braking distance is exceptionally short. At the same time, the cheap Chinese LingLong tire disappointed the testers by its poor handling and rather a long braking distance. The affordable Falken tires also proved the fact that it’s better to decide in favor of a higher price tag than to compromise on safety.
The best dry handling is to be found with Pirelli PZero and Continental ContiSportContact 3. Uniroyal Rainsport 2 is not very good in this respect, but it is made designed specially for wet roads. Pirelli and Bridgestone deliver the shortest braking distance in the dry.
Uniroyal and Bridgestone provide for the best hydroplaning resistance in this group while LingLong shows the poorest wet performance despite its V-shaped tread pattern. Pirelli and Hankook deliver the shortest braking distance in the wet. Hankook and Goodyear show the safest maneuvering in the wet while Michelin and Falken would be slower in this respect.
You shouldn’t wait extra smooth ride from you sport utility vehicle, yet Bridgestone and Uniroyal tires absorb road irregularities comparatively well. The stiffest tires are LingLong and Falken. As to noise build-up, all the tires don’t differ much unless you have a sensitive ear.
To colclude with, it should be said that it is Hankook S1 evo and Pirelli PZero that were called the best tires as a result of the Auto Bild summer tire tests.
