Goodyear Fuel Max Offer To Save Fuel

JAKARTA: Indonesian Goodyear launched the latest tires, Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max, which is claimed to increase automobile fuel efficiency of its users.

Technology on the tires it claimed could save fuel consumption by 4% more mileage by 15% compared with conventional tires.

Goodyear Indonesia President Director Iriawan Like putting this new product as an option for consumers who are concerned about the increase in fuel prices and increasing carbon emissions.

"Fuel Max provides fuel efficiency is better and still maintain the main attributes of safety," he said.

In its release Goodyear Indonesia aim family car owners in the middle and premium market as consumers that its new product.

According to the release, approximately 20% of fuel consumption is determined by the performance tires. Therefore Goodyear developed the technology to reduce barriers to scroll (rolling resistance) generated Fuel Max.

Barriers scroll is friction when the tire rotates on a flat surface. The greater the obstacle the greater the energy required to maintain the tire rotation.

Ban this using silica materials reinforced by Kevlar and has a harder base at the site, thereby reducing friction and wear of time.

Iriawan assured that the money spent on this new product will be comparable with the results. "This is a tire that return what you spend. Savings from fuel efficiency that exceeds the cost of tires alone," said Iriawan.

PT Goodyear Indonesia is a manufacturer of tires for export and domestic markets. In 2009 net sales of companies that have 1166 employees reached Rp1, 3 trillion.

By        : Iriawan Like

Source  : Bisnis.com