News Published on : 24-Jan-2022 15:13:33

Michelin has emerged as the clear leader in an independent tyre study conducted by Europe s largest motoring association Germany s ADAC into the environmental credentials of the most popular tyre brands and models on sale in Europe. The study used data from ADAC s sophisticated test procedure which subjects tyres to 15 000km of real-life driving on a mixture of urban country and motorway roads to calculate the life of the tyre (i.e. mileage to the wear limit) and combined this information with the abrasion rate the tread depth when new and the amount of material shed by the tyres over its life to generate an accurate evaluation of their true environmental credentials. In addition the performance characteristics of each tyre were also assessed to give consumers a clear understanding of any compromises choosing a more environmentally-friendly tyre might present. Analysis of almost 100 summer and winter tyres in typical tyre sizes across a variety of tread patterns showed that in almost every tyre size/pattern the Michelin brand stood out by not only generating very low levels of tyre particulates but also strong performances in safety tests. Amongst the 15 tyre manufacturers tested Michelin with an average tyre abrasion of just 90g per 1 000 km was shown to be way ahead of the competition with the MICHELIN Cross Climate+ (185/65 R15) offering the lowest abrasion rate of any tyre tested at just 58g/1000km. At the same time MICHELIN tyres performed consistently well in terms of wet- and dry-road performance (and in snowy conditions where appropriate) resulting in Michelin emerging as the clear leader. Michelin develops its tyres to offer optimal performance for the entire life of the tyres right down to the legal tread depth which it estimates could save 6.6 million tonnes of CO2 annually if all cars in Europe were on quality tyres such as Michelin s.