How does the tyre make a difference with fuel savings?

Negative forces are applied to a vehicle when it moves and need to be compensated, this generates fuel consumption.

Tyres represent about one-third of the total force which must be overcome by the engine.

Why does the tyre affect fuel consumption?

- Tyres are made from various rubber compounds

- Rubber by it’s very basic properties, tends to absorb some energy when flexed – think of the tyre as a rubber ball (both are made from the same material!)

- When the rubber ball is dropped to the ground it does not rebound as high as it was launched. Each successive bounce is lower and lower.

- The height of each bounce is lower because the rubber absorbs some energy each time it strikes the ground.

- Like the ball, energy is dissipated when a tyre rolls on the ground and is deformed.

- This phenomenon is called rolling resistance and causes a resistive force which must be overcome by the engine.

Fuel Consumption is also greatly affected by the conditions of use for the vehicle.

TYRE CONTRIBUTION to Fuel Consumption by usage segments

Tyre contribution to fuel consumption is the most significant on usages in highway / expressway services. Therefore, a low rolling resistance drive product for long distance vehicles will clearly bring significant fuel consumption reductions to users.

Save fuel up to 9.18%!

We can say it....... because many of our fleet operators has experienced even more than this and they have shared with us through testimonial and we have also proved it through test!

Test 1:

A test was conducted in Dec'05, with 2 TATA 2515Ex trucks.The purpose of the fuel test was to validate the fuel saving advantage of Michelin tube type radial tyre over on of the Indian popular bias brand.

Test condition:

Route: 120 Km in Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway
Vehicle type: 6X2 TATA 2515Ex 10 wheeler truck.
Tyre Size: 10.00*20

Patterns:

Vehicle 1: 10.00R20 Michelin XZE2 in all position & Vehicle 2: 10.00-20 One of the popular Indian Bias Tyres all position.

Air pressure: 110 PSI, speed: 70 kmph. Load: GVW: 25,000 Kg

An improvement of 9.18% over Indian one of the popular bias tyre was demonstrated.

Test 2:

A test was conducted in Dec'06 with 2 TATA 2515Ex truck tanker.The purpose of the fuel test was to domenstrate in real conditions the benefit that Michelin tube type radial tyre would provide as compare to Bias tyres.

Test Condition:

Route: 412 Km from Mumbai-Vadodara , NH8
Vehicle type: 6X2 TATA 2515Ex 10 wheeler truck tanker
Tyre Size: 10.00*20

Patterns:

Vehicle 1: 10.00R20 Michelin XZE2 in all position & Vehicle 2: 10.00-20 One of the popular Indian Bias Tyres all position.

Air pressure: 110 PSI, speed: general highway driving, normal highway driving cycle, Load: GVW:25,000 Kg

An improvement of 14.9% over Indian one of the popular bias tyre was demonstrated.

The savings for your fleet: Taking into the consideration of minimum 9.18% fuel savings

You have 10 truck units. Each unit is equipped with 10 tyres of bias.Each truck runs 80,000 Km per year,vehicle fuel mileage 3.00 kmpl for bias and a liter of fuel costs 31 Rupees per liter. You pay total 82.7 lacs rupees for the fuel. If you use Michelin tube type radial tyre, you will pay in total 75.07 lacs rupees for fuel.
So you will save 7.63 lacs rupees per year.

These percentages are based on the specific fuel test. The actual fuel savings your experience may vary due to the unique characteristics of your operation.