Conti launches e.Contact with 30% lower rolling resistance

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover - Conti is launching a tyre for electric vehicles. With the Conti.eContact, Continental has a new class of tyres at the starting line, tyres that have been developed for the special requirements of electric vehicles (known as e-cars) and hybrid cars.

The rolling resistance is 30% lower than with conventional tyres. Continental engineers achieved this reduction by using a completely unusual tyre dimension. With the tyre size for the 195/55 R 20 test setup, the Conti.eContact has become very large and narrow in appearance.

The new Conti.eContact is produced in the passenger tyre plant in Korbach; an initial approval as sole tyre supplier for the Twizy from Renault has been received. Continental is forecasting that there will be 2.8 million registered electric cars worldwide by 2020; representing a market share of around 3%.

The rolling resistance is 30% lower than with conventional tyres. Continental engineers achieved this reduction by using a completely unusual tyre dimension. With the tyre size for the 195/55 R 20 test setup, the Conti.eContact has become very large and narrow in appearance.

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Press release from Continental