RADIAL PLY TRUCK TIRES INCREASE FUEL ECONOMY

Extensive controlled tests at Goodyear's Texas Proving Grounds indicate that fuel economy gains of about 8% can result from a change from bias ply to radical ply truck tires. Tire compounding alterations can change this measurably, calling for careful optimization for traction, treadwear, and rolling resistance. Up to 58% of the increase in fuel mileage could be attributed to trailer tires -- an amount larger than their proportionate numerical representation on the rigs. Some fuel economy increase (1%) results from tire wear and the resulting lower rolling resistance.

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• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 69-72
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergency vehicles; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Parking facilities; Radial ply tires; Rolling; Rolling contact; Tires; Traction; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mileage
• Old TRIS Terms: Emergency parking bays; Radial tires; Resistance
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325086
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM