Automotive
Technical Paper

Co-Development of Chevy Volt Tire Properties to Balance Performance and Electric Vehicle Range

2011-01-0096

4/12/2011

Event
SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors
Dean Degazio General Motors Company
David Hubbell The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Mark Popilek General Motors Company
Nick Hill The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Zachary Chappell The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Rachel Graves The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Tom Szelag The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Abstract
Content
As an innovative electric vehicle with some new approaches to energy usage and vehicle performance balance, the Chevy Volt required a special relationship between the OEM and tire supplier community. This paper details this relationship and how advanced tools and technology were leveraged between OEM and supplier to achieve tire component and overall vehicle performance results.
Meta Tags
Topics
Suppliers
Electric vehicles
Vehicle performance
Energy consumption
Tires
Tools and equipment
Affiliated or Co-Author
General Motors Company
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0096
Pages
9
Citation
Degazio, D., Hubbell, D., Popilek, M., Hill, N. et al., "Co-Development of Chevy Volt Tire Properties to Balance Performance and Electric Vehicle Range," SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-0096, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0096.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
4/12/2011
Product Code
2011-01-0096
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English