Goodyear Unveils Electric Bus Tire

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has rolled out a tire for electric buses and transit fleets, the Urban Max BSAEV (Bus Service All-Position.)

The tire was designed in tandem with GILLIG, a manufacturer of American-built, heavy-duty buses.

"The Urban Max BSAEV is the first Goodyear tire engineered specifically with low rolling resistance for EV transit and metro buses to help extend range and handle increased load capacity," say Goodyear officials.

The tire comes in  size 315/80R22.5, is available now and offers an increased load capacity of 10,200 pounds – load range L – as a fitment option on select GILLIG Battery Electric buses and for today’s growing municipal EV fleets.

"This increased load capacity allows EV buses, like GILLIG’s newest Battery Electric, to be equipped with additional battery packs resulting in increased range."