Efficiency

Enliten Technology | Retread/Bandag | Tirematics | Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

At Bridgestone, we meet the challenge of increasing pressures to maximise productivity by being customer-focussed and solution-centric.

This applies both to combustion and electric vehicles. For electric cars there is the added benefit of extended battery life.

We are constantly obsessed with increasing the efficiency of our tyres to benefit the environment. By enabling production and operational efficiencies with more efficient resource utilisation, we incur less wastage of raw materials and improved wear rate.

This translates to considerable cost-efficiency savings and enhanced business productivity, with less frequent tyre replacements and less vehicle downtime.

Ultimately, with constant innovation, Bandag continues to produce tyres with an eye on cost savings for our fleet customers, delivering more kilometres with less rubber.

Traditional tyre inspections are also labour-intensive as they immobilise vehicles with no empirical evidence of inspection. With Tirematics tyre sensors, users can receive alerts via email or SMS seamlessly on any device. Such a process removes labour-intensive inspections from the equation.

With Tirematics’ advanced measurement system, all issues are addressed before the vehicles leave the depot. Fleet managers and engineers can keep maintenance operations running at an optimal level, minimising downtime due to tyre mishaps or accidents.

Within three classes – Challenger, Cruiser and Adventure – they work at producing the most efficient car based on its body, design and battery lifespan to withstand a punishing 3,000km route through the Australian outback. The teams are motivated to challenge the conventions of vehicle design, in their quest for supreme efficiency.

For example, a reduced body weight and advanced lightweight materials enable the car to travel further and faster. Car design too is considered to best harness solar power, while the battery lifespan is configured to maximise solar energy storage.

Such detailing allows the BWSC to have positive flow-on effects for the automotive industry as it develops the capability to produce even more efficient vehicles with every event.