Michelin Creates New Tires Capable of Boosting EV Range

Electric vehicle manufacturers are constantly seeking ways to boost how far their models can go on a single charge, and a French tire maker has just come up with new tires that they say can boost EV range.

Vehicle makers usually focus on coming up with more powerful batteries and motors to increase range, but the innovation by Michelin is taking the quest for extra range in a different direction.

The company’s Primacy 5 Energy tires are lauded as a big game-changer in EV range. Michelin says these new tires slash the stopping distance by 8% under wet road conditions when compared to the stopping distance of tires made by their competitors.

The tires also feature functionalized elastomers, technology that the company says gives its new tires a 40% longer service life when compared to other alternatives on the market. Buyers are therefore getting tires that not only last longer but are also more efficient.

Tests on gasoline cars revealed that fuel consumption reduces by 6%. In EVs, the tests revealed a 10% energy use reduction. In real-world applications, such a reduction can quickly build up to serious savings in terms of the amount of energy needed to keep the vehicle on the road. Battery life is also likely to be extended since it will undergo fewer recharge cycles during the vehicle’s service life.

Michelin explains that they managed to produce such efficiency gains by ramping up how the new tires grip the road surface. Better grip on dry or wet roads slashes rolling resistance, and this means that the vehicle’s motors and battery have less work to do to keep the vehicle in motion.

With less rolling resistance, fuel economy climbs in gasoline or diesel cars while battery efficiency climbs in electric vehicles.

These tires could also have an additional environmental benefit. Concerns have been growing about EV tires wearing out fast and releasing particles into the environment, potentially worsening pollution. If these tires can last longer and experience less rolling resistance, there will be fewer particulates released into the environment as vehicles equipped with these tires ply roads around the country.

It remains to be seen whether major electric vehicle makers like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will consider equipping their models with these tires on the production line or it will be left to customers to buy them as aftermarket parts while replacing worn tires on their vehicles.

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