Goodyear is launching FUELMAX PERFORMANCE - its most fuel-efficient tyre range to date - at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. The new tyres, which are the first Goodyear truck tyres to feature full silica tread compound technology, achieve EU tyre label grade 'A' for fuel efficiency and meet full Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake (3PMSF) winter tyre requirements. These tyres can enable dedicated long haul-fleets to optimise fuel savings, and assist truck makers to meet increasingly ambitious EU CO2 targets.
Two new
Goodyear Proactive Solutions mobile phone APPs will be showcased, offering
additional benefits to fleet managers and drivers. The combination of Goodyear
Proactive Solutions and FUELMAX PERFORMANCE tyres are essential to optimise
performance and further reduce total cost of ownership and emissions. Goodyear is
exhibiting in the New Mobility World area in Pavilion P11 on stands C102-104. The new tyres
anticipate proposed EU legislation to reduce Heavy Duty Vehicle CO2 emissions
by 15% in 2025 and 30% by 2030. "Tyres ar ecrucial for sustainable mobility and are core components of vehicle performance.The new Goodyear FUELMAX PERFORMANCE tyres demonstrate our understanding of the challenges and opportunities that environmental objectives pose for ourc ustomers.They further show our commitment to supporting OEM sand fleets in achieving those objectives and reducing costs,"saidDavid Anckaert, Vice President Goodyear Commercial
Tires Europe."Tyres are only part of the wider picture.Goodyear Proactive Solutions and other tyre-related services that we offer are key to optimizingt yres' full potential to further improve profits and reduce emissions." FUELMAX PERFORMANCE range FUELMAX
PERFORMANCE tyres are developed for maximum fuel savings with low heat
generation and low rolling resistance for dedicated long haul applications.
They offer 'A' grade EU label fuel efficiency, 'B' grade Wet Grip, one wave
exterior noise and 3PMSF winter performance, and are Goodyear's first truck
tyres to feature full silica tread compound technology. This is a key element
for low fuel consumption and wet grip. The construction ensures extremely
regular footprint pressure distribution for regular wear and high mileage under
all load conditions encountered in long haul service. The Goodyear
FUELMAX PERFORMANCE range comprises two FUELMAX S PERFORMANCE steer tyres and a
FUELMAX D PERFORMANCE drive tyre. The combination of FUELMAX PERFORMANCE steer
and drive tyres with existing Goodyear FUELMAX T trailer tyres - also labeled
'A' in Fuel Efficiency - enables consistent fuel savings and CO2 reductions. A long-haul
fleet of 100 vehicles using this tyre combination could save up to 214,000
litres of diesel per year and reduce up to 557,000 kg of CO2 - saving up to 290,000 euros in fuel costs. A common
feature of the range is an RFID tag embedded inside each tyre, which allows
simple identification by an external device that links to tyre management
systems to ensure future connectivity benefits.
