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Michelin Launches New 315/60 R22.5 X Energy XF

Michelin has launched the first steer axle truck tyre in its range to feature InfiniCoil architecture, one of the key innovations of Michelin Durable Technologies. The 315/60 R 22.5 Michelin X Energy XF is available as original equipment in Europe and will be exhibited on Michelin’s stand at the Commercial Vehicle Show. With a load carrying capacity of 7.5 tonnes (the same as a 315/70 R 22.5), this new tyre responds to the demand from vehicle manufacturers seeking tyres that increase the steer axle’s load-carrying capacity.

2nd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Faulty Lambda Sensors Increase Pollution

NGK Spark Plugs, which manufactures lambda sensors under the NTK brand name, recently commissioned an independent expert report to determine the impact of a defective Lambda sensor on the output of toxic emissions and fuel consumption.

1st March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Keeping Inflated with Nitrogen

Parker Hannifin Process Air and Gas believe that filling a HGV’s tyres using the company’s latest nitrogen generation technology can enable commercial fleet operators to improve the safety of their vehicles while reducing operating costs by a considerable margin.

26th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental ‘Working Hard to Reduce CO2’

In the last five years, Continental, claims to have reduced CO2 emissions by more than 30 per cent per product tonne. “The current discussion in the European Union surrounding climate protection and the latest CO2 targets for the automotive industry underline the fact that, especially with our hybrid systems, we are offering forward-looking technology,” stresses Manfred Wennemer, chairman of the Continental Executive Board.

23rd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Waste Processing Booming for BMH

The environmental division of BMH Wood Technology Oy has sold the world’s largest tyre shredder to a company in the UK. In July 2007 BMH will deliver a Tyrannosaurus plant to Credential Automotive Ltd. The plant will be able to process around 70,000 tonnes of used car tyres into shreds of approx. 60 mm in size each year. According to the company, the amount represents approx. 20 per cent of all used car tyres in the U.K.

23rd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Boosting Economy with a Software Tweak

A Dutch scientist claims that the fuel consumption in many of today’s cars could be reduced by 2.6 per cent through the addition of new software to the engine’s computer. John Kessels from the University of Eindhoven worked in conjunction with Ford to develop software that would improve engine performance, and the initial results of this collaboration look promising.

21st February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Partnership to Fuel Cement Industry

The scrap tyre companies Sapphire Energy Recovery and Saltire Recovery have entered into a major contract with tyre wholesaler and retailer Stapleton’s Tyre Services. The three-year contract, that commenced at the end of 2006, will see Sapphire and Saltire potentially receive more than a million worn out tyres a year.

20th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

April Launch for Automatic Tread Sensor

UK based company Truckfile is planning to launch what it claims to be the first ever device capable of automatically measuring tyre tread depth. Truckfile intends to launch this new product, known as Tyrecheck, at April’s CV show.

19th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

KYB Shocks OE On New Auris

The already-close relationship between KYB and Toyota has been further strengthened with the news that KYB is to supply front and rear shock absorbers for the new Auris. This new hatchback is larger than the Corolla, which it replaces, and was designed at Toyota’s European Design Development centre and is one of the first new generation Toyotas to be manufactured in Europe.

16th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Set to Offer Citrus Oil-Made Tyre

(Akron/Tire Review) When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, so the old saying goes. For Yokohama Rubber Co., citrus oil may hold the key to reducing petroleum content in its tyres, reducing production costs and reducing impacts on the environment. The company says its has developed a process that combines citrus oil with natural rubber to form a new compound, which it calls Super Nanopower Rubber (SNR), that cuts the use of petroleum products in tires by 80 per cent.

16th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Owner Driver Sees Benefit of Regrooving

An owner driver with a 610 hp Volvo 6×2 tractor unit says he has experienced the benefits of regrooving his Michelin tyres at first hand by recording the changes in fuel economy via his on-board fuel monitoring system. Tom Hobbs, who lives near Bath, saw his fuel consumption decrease from 6.5mpg to 6mpg overnight, having switched from regrooved Michelin tyres to a set of brand new tyres.

15th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Introduces The New 350 Tyre For Small To Medium Cars

With environmental concerns at the top of everyone’s agenda along with spiralling oil prices, the stage was set for the launch of the Toyo 350; a tyre that provides low fuel consumption and long life. Toyo’s cutting edge computer simulation technology has endowed the 350 with extremely low rolling resistance, reducing a car’s fuel consumption. This reduced rolling resistance also has beneficial effects on tyre life, meaning double savings for drivers as well as reducing their car’s carbon footprint.

14th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Warm Weather Affects Canadian Tire

Fuel and garage product retailer has blamed losses at its gasoline bars and an unseasonably warm Eastern Canadian winter for melting its fourth-quarter earnings by 8.4 per cent.

9th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Scottish Company Set to Receive Funding for Tyre Recycling Process

A young Scottish company that has developed an environmentally friendly process for recycling used tyres is close to securing a million pound funding deal. RecyclaTech, established last year after being spun out from Edinburgh’s Napier University, is in line to receive this cash injection so it can establish a pilot processing plant, hire additional staff and look at ways to get production going.

9th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Blinking Valve Caps Warn of Low Pressure

With low tyre pressure causing increased fuel consumption and accelerated tyre wear, not to mention its effect on handling and safety, keep track of the amount of air in your vehicle’s tyres is an important task. And it’s one that’s now been made easier thanks to an inexpensive device recently released in the US.

8th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors