DPD and ENSO test out eco-friendly electric vehicle tyres
Parcel delivery firm DPD has teamed with ENSO to conduct full road trials of a new tyre for commercial EVs, that are designed to reduce air and microplastic pollution.
This is a part of Transport for London's FreightLab Innovation Challenge, which is encouraging innovations that will tackle London's air pollution and road congestion due to increased freight movement in the Greater London area.
ENSO is one of the winners of the challenge, and has developed a new tyre that increases EV range on a single charge, while reducing both air and micro plastic tyre PM pollution.
During the trial with DPD, it will compare its tyres with industry benchmarks on a fleet of DPD's Nissan e-NV200 vans, at its all-electric delivery depots - Westminster and Hyde Park - over a nine-month period.
DPD's Head of CSR, Olly Craughan, comments: "Rather than just simply buying EVs, our whole approach to sustainability is about joining the dots and working with like-minded innovators to help solve the big challenges like air pollution.”
“Through our involvement in London FreightLab we got to know ENSO and understand their vision. While EVs are the future, unless we also solve the problem of tyre PM pollution, we aren't really unlocking their full potential."
"This trial is an important step for us and another industry first. ENSO's approach fits perfectly with our vision to deliver green to 25 towns and cities by 2025 and we are really keen to see how their tyres perform on our EV fleet."
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