The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced the newest EV-ready tire for communities around the country looking to drive their buses and transit fleets more efficiently while transitioning to more sustainable battery electric vehicles. The new Urban Max BSAEV (Bus Service All-Position) tire was specially designed in partnership with GILLIG, the manufacturer of American-built heavy-duty transit buses. The Urban Max BSAEV is the first Goodyear tire engineered specifically with low rolling resistance for EV transit and metro buses to help extend range and handle the increased load capacity.
The Urban Max BSAEV 315/80R22.5 is offers an increased load capacity of 10,200 pounds – load range L – as a fitment option on select GILLIG battery electric buses and for today’s growing municipal EV fleets. Increased load capacity allows EV buses, like GILLIG’s newest Battery Electric, to be equipped with additional battery packs resulting in increased range.
The new Urban Max BSAEV has a variety of features to help today’s transit and metro bus fleets, including:
- New tread design with deep siping to help maintain Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) traction.
- Enhanced 4-belt package delivers a high 10,200-pound load-caring capacity to help accommodate the increased weight of electric vehicle batteries.
- Innovative low rolling resistance compound helps enhance energy efficiency, which aids in extending electric vehicle range.
- Meets GHG Phase 2 Compliance for metro buses, available on select GILLIG Low Floor Battery Electric buses.