Tesla finalized its deal with Hankook Tire after the electric car maker compared various samples submitted by competing tire manufacturers from around the world. The report also indicates that Hankook will be developing a special tire designed specifically to maximize range presumably as a result of reduced rolling resistance under normal load.
Tesla is no stranger when it comes to partnering with tire manufacturers to produce leading-edge tire technology for its fleet of electric vehicles. The company has even gone as far as designing a noise reducing tire technology with Continental Tire for the the Model S through the use of foam injection.
Hankook Tire produces over 92 million tires per year and is the supplier of original equipment tires to some of the world’s leading automakers, including Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, BMW, and soon Tesla.
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