New Conti tire drops 30% rolling resistance

London – Continental AG has developed a special tire for hybrid vehicles that features a 30-percent drop in rolling resistance compared to standard tires, David Smith, managing director of Continental UK announced at a 5 Dec press conference.

“An innovative process has been introduced to return waste rubber to the production cycle, enabling rubber from end-of-life truck tires to be reused in production of both new and retread tires,” Smith at the event in London.

“With this rubber fitted, hybrid models can reduce the distances covered with the help of their internal combustion engines and increase the distances covered in electric mode,” explained Smith, stressing that no compromise on safety-relevant properties had been made in order to achieve this improved rolling resistance.