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Enso TX1B tyre gets approval for LEVC TX electrified London taxis

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Electric vehicle tyre specialist Enso has become an official tyre supplier to LEVC. The tyre supplier’s advanced TX1B tyre has been approved as a replacement option for the UK’s electrified taxi fleets and individual taxi drivers. The tyre, which Enso calls the first range-extending, double A-rated replacement tyre for electrified taxis, was designed specifically for the LEVC London taxi. The TX1B is already fitted to more than 1,000 London taxis, delivering high durability, safety, and performance, helping to reduce emissions and lower total cost of ownership.

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Enso names Dominic Clark as managing director UK

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At the end of February, Dominic Clark was appointed as managing director of Enso in the UK. Before joining Enso, which is known for its electric vehicle and sustainability-orientated tyres, Clark was chief technology officer (CTO) at fleet business DTM.

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Enso partners with i247 Group for distribution across 4,000 tyre fitting centres

Enso has partnered with i247 Group to make its EV tyres more accessible to commercial EV drivers across the UK. The collaboration will see Enso’s tyres available at over 4,000 fitting centres across England, Wales, and Scotland, including major providers like Halfords.

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Prince William visits Enso, Uber partnership unveiled

On 1 October 2024, Prince William visited 2023 Earthshot Prize Finalist, Enso, as the company announced a strategic partnership with Uber across the UK and USA.

During the visit, Prince William met with founder and CEO of Enso, Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, and heard how the business has developed and scaled since he last visited in October 2023. The Prince learned about the technology behind their sustainable tyres and the real-life impact it has on pollution levels around the world.

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Enso to build US$500 million carbon-neutral US tyre factory

Enso reports that it has signed a Letter of Interest (LOI) with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (U.S. EXIM Bank) to establish a groundbreaking carbon-neutral tyre factory in America. The move is being made in conjunction with Rockwell, Arup and US-based investors 8090 Industries as well as Galway Sustainable Capital.

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Enso commits to fully decarbonized tyres by 2030, challenges tyre industry to phase-out fossil fuels

In the midst of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, UAE, Enso called on COP28 leaders to phase out fossil fuels, and for a complete decarbonization of the global tyre industry. During Transport Day at COP28, Enso said it will phase out fossil fuels in the industry by decarbonizing its entire supply chain by 2030 – a figure the company claims is “two decades ahead of mainstream tyre manufacturers”. Enso also suggested the tyre industry is not addressing…problems [such as particulate emissions and microplastics] quickly enough.

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Enso partners with In’n’Out Autocentres and M4 Tyres

Enso has expanded its service network via fitting partnerships with IN’n’OUT Autocentres and M4 Tyres. This distribution expansion follows Enso’s nomination as a finalist in the Clear Our Air Category of Prince William’s The Earthshot Prize. And, according to the company, “reaffirms Enso’s commitment to setting new standards for London’s electric taxi industry”, by providing access to its “double-A rated specialist EV tyres across the entire city”.

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Prince of Wales meets Enso tyres

In just over a month, the Earthshot Prize will announce its 2023 winners in Singapore. Enso Ltd is one of 15 global finalists for this year’s prize, and company founder and chief executive officer Gunnlaugur Erlendsson was amongst a handful of climate tech entrepreneurs who yesterday met with Earthshot Prize founder and Council member, Prince William.

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Enso’s new all-season electric van tyre made in Iris factory

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Enso’s new all-season electric van tyre (Photo: Enso)

Following the news of the electric-vehicle-tyre-orientated brand’s nomination for the EarthShot prize, Enso Tyres have release a preview of the company’s new electric van tyre.

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Enso named finalists in Earthshot prize for EV tyres

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London-based specialist Electric Vehicle (EV) tyre technology company Enso has been named as one of the 15 global finalists for The Earthshot Prize, which was launched by Prince William in 2020.

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Enso hails 35% reduction in tyre particulate matter emissions

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Enso, which describes itself as “the world’s first sustainable tyre manufacturer”, reports that it has “successfully proven the benefits of specialist electric vehicle (EV) tyres” in trials conducted as part of the TfL FreightLab Innovation Challenge. According to the company, Enso tyres outperformed standard-fit tyres both in terms of reducing particulate matter (PM) emissions by up to 35 per cent and improving energy efficiency by up to 10 per cent in a 15-month trial.

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Electric vehicles produce less non-exhaust particulate than ICEs

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Motoring organisation RAC has moved to “set record straight” following controversial remarks from Environment Secretary George Eustice that electric vehicles (EV) may not be as green as people think. In order to do that the RAC, which wants to speed up EV take-up, commissioned battery electrochemist Dr Euan McTurk to address the suggestion that EVs produce more particulate from brake and tyre wear than their petrol and diesel counterparts.

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Enso Tyres becomes a Wastefront recovered carbon black customer

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During the first week of March, Wastefront announced it has entered a strategic partnership with electric vehicle tyre-focused tyre brand Enso. The deal will see Enso incorporate Wastefront’s recycled carbon black (rCB) in its tyres from 2024. Wastefront will also provide UK-based Enso with a recycling outlet for its used tyres, as part of its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

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Award win gives Enso US market platform

London-based company Enso Tyres has won the LA New Mobility Challenge 2021, an event co-hosted by CoMotion LA and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and supported by the UK Government. The judging panel awarded Enso for tyres that increase electric vehicle range while reducing both air pollution and micro-plastic tyre particulate matter pollution.

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DPD trialling Enso EV tyres

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Following its rise to prominence and a couple of months after Royal Mail began trialling the same brand, leading parcel delivery firm DPD is conducting “full road trials” of Enso tyres for commercial electric vehicles (EVs). The DPD/Enso trial is a part of Transport for London’s FreightLab Innovation Challenge, which is encouraging innovations that will tackle London’s air pollution and road congestion due to increased freight movement in the Greater London area. The London FreightLab Innovation Challenge is backed by the Mayor of London and Enso is based in London.

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