18/07/2023

New Bridgestone Duravis Van Delivers Best-in-Class Performance for Maximised Business Efficiency

Preparing businesses to perform, the new Bridgestone Duravis Van offers best-in-class mileage¹, best-in-class dry and wet braking performances² and increased fuel/energy efficiency³.

From regional to last mile delivery, the Duravis Van tyre offers maximum efficiency during daily operating conditions, minimising downtime and contributing to reducing total cost of ownership.

Ground-breaking ENLITEN Technology included in the EV-ready Bridgestone Duravis Van provides drivers with additional performance and sustainability benefits.

Bridgestone, a global leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions, has announced the launch of its Bridgestone Duravis Van tyre. This new premium summer tyre for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) delivers maximum efficiency during daily operating conditions. From regional to last mile delivery, the Bridgestone Duravis Van minimises downtime and contributes to reducing total cost of ownership, making it the ideal tyre for professionals who want to optimise tyre management, while prioritising safety and reliability.

The EV-ready Bridgestone Duravis Van has been developed to meet customer demands and boost business efficiency. According to tests carried out by independent TÜV SÜD, the new Bridgestone Duravis Van tyre offers best-in-class mileage1 for extended tyre life as well as best-in-class dry and wet braking performances2. The Bridgestone Duravis Van also achieves the highest EU label rating for wet grip, helping to keep drivers safe on the road, even in challenging wet-weather conditions.

Compared to its predecessor, the Duravis R660, the Bridgestone Duravis Van delivers a 21% improvement in rolling resistance³, securing an EU label Grade B for rolling resistance in most sizes. This means greater fuel/energy efficiency³, which translates to enhanced fuel savings or extended battery range for businesses.

Prepared to perform thanks to cutting-edge technologies

The new Bridgestone Duravis Van is the result of many pioneering technologies including the innovative and sustainable ENLITEN Technology. This set of technologies provide best-in-class tyre performance^1,2, while delivering sustainability benefits thanks to the tyre’s best-in-class mileage¹ and increased fuel/energy efficiency³.

The Bridgestone Duravis Van presents various innovations including a new symmetric tread pattern, cavity crown optimisation, and new sipes design and void distribution – all benefitting from a new enhanced contact technology to amplify its performance capabilities. Innovative mixing also improves chemical reaction control, balancing the reinforcing mechanism and rolling resistance.

The new Bridgestone Duravis Van is perfectly suited to both Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and electric vehicles (EV), helping to optimise their performance. Specifically for EV drivers, the Bridgestone Duravis Van’s higher wear tolerance counters the increased weight and higher torque of EVs, while its low rolling resistance saves battery life. Compared to its predecessor, the Bridgestone Duravis Van tyre also delivers decreased noise for EV driver comfort owing to the near silence of EV engines — offering a reduction of 2db³ in pass-by noise, earning it an EU label A grade.

Committed to sustainable solutions

Commenting on the Duravis Van tyre, Steven De Bock, Vice President Consumer Replacement and OE at Bridgestone EMIA said: “Fleets today are facing several sizeable challenges. They need to bring down their total cost of ownership, optimise their operations, reduce CO₂ emissions, and overcome the logistical challenges of the last-mile delivery model. The new Bridgestone Duravis Van tyre is the answer to all of these – it brings a range of benefits to both ICE and electric vehicles, delivering sustainability benefits, reduced total cost of ownership, and seamlessly connecting heavy load transportation with last mile delivery. It is the tyre to ensure businesses are prepared to perform.”

As a sustainable solutions company, Bridgestone is constantly evolving its R&D process to become more efficient and sustainable. The Bridgestone Duravis Van was developed using Bridgestone’s ground-breaking Virtual Tyre Development technology. This means a digital version of an in-development tyre can be created and tested, helping Bridgestone to predict how a tyre will perform in different conditions before physically building prototypes. In the development phase, this sustainable approach led to a saving of 38% of raw materials and CO₂ emissions, while cutting 20,000 kilometres and 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ from outdoor testing.⁴

Such innovations are all part of Bridgestone’s vision to provide customer and social value as a sustainable solutions company. At the heart of this is the Bridgestone E8 Commitment – the broad, global corporate commitment that clearly defines the value the company is promising to deliver to society, customers, and future generations in eight focus areas. Specifically, the Bridgestone Duravis Van embodies the following: Energy, Efficiency, Ecology, Ease and Economy.

Developed in our European R&D Centre, the Bridgestone Duravis Van tyre will be available in 26 sizes from January 2023 onwards.

*1 Tests carried out by TÜV SÜD on the request of Bridgestone in July – August 2022 with VW Caravelle 2.0 TDI, on tyre size 205/65 R16C Duravis Van compared to the performances of main competitors in the same segment: Michelin Agilis 3, Continental VanContact Ultra, Goodyear Ultragrip Cargo2. TÜV SÜD Report No. [713262236]. MILEAGE rating: BRIDGESTONE Duravis Van (100%), MICHELIN Agilis 3 (96.7%), CONTINENTAL VanContact Ultra (93.3%), GOODYEAR EfficientGrip Cargo2 (64.4%)

*2 Tests carried out by TÜV SÜD on the request of Bridgestone in July - September 2022 at the facility of ATP Papenburg (D) for tests with VW Caravelle & Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, on tyre size 205/65 R16C Duravis Van compared to the performances of main competitors in the same segment: Continental VanContact Ultra, Goodyear Ultragrip Cargo2, Michelin Agilis 3, Pirelli Carrier. TÜV SÜD Report No. [713262224]. WET BRAKING [Stopping distance [m] from 80 to 20 km/h] rating: BRIDGESTONE Duravis Van (100%), GOODYEAR EfficientGrip Cargo2 (99.9%), PIRELLI Carrier (98.5%), CONTINENTAL VanContact Ultra (97%), MICHELIN Agilis 3 (95.3%). DRY BRAKING [Stopping distance [m] from 100 to 0 km/h] rating: BRIDGESTONE Duravis Van (100%), GOODYEAR EfficientGrip Cargo2 (98.7%), CONTINENTAL VanContact Ultra (98.1%), PIRELLI Carrier (97.4%) MICHELIN Agilis 3 (96.3%)

*3 Based on internal benchmark Duravis Van vs Duravis R660 (ref. size 205/65 R16C)

*4 Based on declared CO₂ emissions of Volkswagen Caravelle (development size 205/65R16C): 198 g/km