Prometeon to debut C02 coach tyre at IAA Transportation

Prometeon Tyre Group is set to use next week’s IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany to debut its new C02 coach tyre.

Scheduled to enter the market in the second half of 2025, the C02 is Prometeon’s first tyre to be launched with an A-class rating for rolling resistance. It is said to have been developed to meet the demands of Prometeon’s partner vehicle manufacturers for sustainable tyres for original equipment.

Featuring extremely low rolling resistance with values below 4.0N/kgN, Prometeon claims it will help reduce CO2 emissions and operating costs.  It boasts a fuel consumption improvement over the previous version of 0.9 litres less per 100 kilometres, according to the EU’s Vecto calculations, leading to an annual saving of €102,000 (based on a fleet of 50 vehicles, each covering 130,000 kilometres per year), equivalent to 157 tonnes of CO2 saved annually.

Prometeon states that the C02 is a “sustainability champion” with 80 per cent of recycled and certified, or renewable-source, materials used for its production.

To meet the increased load requirements of new hybrid and electric vehicles, the load index has been raised to 156/150 M. The products are equipped with RFID technology. The Prometeon C02 will be available in size 295/80 R22.5 (Coach Multiaxle) and 295/80 R22.5 (Coach Drive).

Heffernan Tyres is the official distributor in Ireland for the full range of Prometeon tyres, which include the Pirelli, Formula, and Anteo brands. The company will be displaying the Prometeon Serie 02 product range at Auto Trade EXPO 2024, which takes place alongside the CV Workshop EXPO at the RDS in Dublin from 12th-13th October.