Continental to present three new tires at IAA Transportation 2024
Hanover, Germany – Continental will be presenting three new tires for the bus and truck segment at IAA Transportation 2024 from September 17 to 22 in Hanover. With these innovations, the premium tire manufacturer is focusing on efficient and sustainable solutions that are also optimized for electric vehicles. Visitors to the Continental booth will be able to experience the new Conti EfficientPro 5 truck tire. The rolling resistance of this original equipment tire has been improved by 10 percent compared with its predecessor model. It offers excellent energy efficiency – rated with EU tire label Class A – combined with outstanding braking performance. Continental will also be showcasing its most sustainable tire for city traffic to date: the Conti Urban NXT, which recently entered pilot production. It is composed of an extremely high proportion of renewable, recycled and ISCC PLUS mass balance-certified materials, coming in at 59 percent. Its low rolling resistance also makes it a game changer for electrified commercial vehicles. With the Conti EcoPlus HT3+, the tire manufacturer will present the latest iteration of its innovative trailer tire that is specifically designed for trailers with an electrified drive axle.
“We are continually making our tire solutions for commercial vehicles more sustainable and efficient both in terms of materials and on the road,” says Holger Lange, Head of Research and Development for Truck and Bus Tires at Continental, adding: “The Conti EfficientPro 5 offers excellent energy efficiency, reducing consumption, lowering fleet costs and helping to protect the environment. The Conti Urban NXT is Continental’s most sustainable commercial-vehicle tire to date.”
Continental offers its customers innovative tire solutions for the secure, sustainable and cost-efficient operation of trucks and buses. These include the new Conti EfficientPro 5. Developers have succeeded in reducing the tire’s rolling resistance by 10 percent compared with its predecessor within the EU tire label Class A. As a steering-axle tire, it is also the first long-haul tire in size 315/70 to enable an axle load capacity of 8.5 tons, making it ideal for electric trucks. The original-equipment tire for long-distance applications is thus setting new standards in energy efficiency and supports battery range.
The tread’s special rubber compound combined with the tire’s rigid profile help to reduce rolling resistance, which in turn extends mileage by around five percent compared with the predecessor model. The tire’s profile provides a secure grip and superior tracking. Its especially low external rolling noise level (EU tire label Class A) means that the Conti EfficientPro 5 is EU Taxonomy-eligible.
“We have improved the rolling resistance of the Conti EfficientPro 5 by a full 10 percent compared with its predecessor within Class A of the EU tire label. This is a major technological leap that will help our customers save fuel and further reduce CO2 emissions,” says Leo Kolodziej, Head of the Original Equipment Business for Truck Tires for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Continental. The experts at Continental have achieved this without making any sacrifices in terms of running and wet braking performance. “This is impressive because very low rolling resistance and very high braking performance are competing aims under the laws of physics,” explains Kolodziej.
The Conti EfficientPro 5 is designed for trucks with both combustion engines as well as hybrid or purely electric drives. It will be commercially available from the start of 2025, initially in the two sizes 315/70 R 22.5 and 385/55 R 22.5. Additional sizes will be added in due course.