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ECOLOGICAL TIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Michelin is a leading innovative company and in 1991, it launched the first "green" tire called Green X, thus reducing fuel consumption by 3%-5%.

OBS

... born of research into lowering road resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

[...] Michelin a lancé en 1991 le premier pneu «vert» appelé Green X qui permet d'économiser de 3 à 5 % de carburant.

OBS

[...] résultat des recherches sur l'abaissement de la résistance au roulement du pneumatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
CONT

El lanzamiento del primer "neumático verde" de Michelin se remonta a 1992, con el nombre de gama Energy. Al sustituir el negro de carbono por el silicio en la composición de sus neumáticos, Michelin permitía ahorrar un 3% del consumo de carburante porque reducía "la resistencia a la rodadura del neumático".

CONT

Pirelli lanza una llanta ecológica. La compañía Pirelli pondrá en el mercado una nueva llanta que reduce las emisiones nocivas al medio ambiente y logra bajar en un cuatro por ciento el consumo de energía.

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