Claudio Zanardo has been CEO of Pirelli Tire North America Inc. for only eight months, but he’s moving the company forward on a number of fronts, building on its strengths. Zanardo and Ian Coke, chief technical officer, Pirelli North America, discuss those initiatives in this MTD interview.

Pirelli & Cie SpA says its Pirelli Elect electric vehicle (EV) tire is now widely available for aftermarket and winter applications. Pirelli calls winter tires for EVs "a relatively new, but rapidly growing sector."

Pirelli & Cie SpA more than doubled its total number of tire approvals on electric and hybrid vehicles last year. 

Pirelli & Cie SpA will invest $15 million at its plant in Silao, Mexico, over the course of the next two years. "The heart" of the investment will be the creation of Pirelli's first research and development center in the country.

The Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus Elect is Pirelli Tire North America Inc.'s first replacement tire designed for electric vehicles.

Pirelli & Cie SpA will supply its Pirelli P Zero Elect tire as original equipment on the new electric BMW iX SUV. The tire will be available for the xDrive50 and M60 versions of the vehicle.

Pirelli Tire North America Inc. introduced its first replacement tire developed specifically for electric vehicles: the P Zero All Season Plus with Elect.

Alfa Romeo has picked specially developed Pirelli P Zero tires to be original equipment on the new Tonale, the carmaker's first mass production electric vehicle.