Formula E action to resume this weekend!

More than 25 percent of the energy consumed by a moving vehicle is employed to overcome the phenomenon of rolling resistance, and the progress Michelin Motorsport’s engineers achieved during Formula E’s first two campaigns produced significant breakthroughs in this area. Indeed, the ‘EV2’ version of the MICHELIN Pilot Sport that was introduced at the beginning of the competition’s third season delivered a 16-percent reduction in rolling resistance. This superior efficiency resulted in longer range for the cars which were consequently able to travel some two kilometres further – the equivalent of one lap – compared with the previous championship. The weight of Michelin’s Formula E tyres has also tumbled since the first year, resulting in a saving for Season 5 of 2.0 and 2.5 kilograms for the front and rear covers respectively compared with the first-generation tyre. That’s a total reduction of nine kilograms per set of four! Meanwhile, carrying over the lessons learned in Formula E has produced numerous benefits, from lower CO₂ emissions and energy consumption to raw material savings, which in turn mean there is less to recycle. Michelin’s advanced materials expertise (elastomers, technical fabrics, biomaterials, resins, 3D metal printing) has enabled it to innovate in the field of sustainable mobility, too, and the Group has set itself the ambitious target of incorporating more than 80 percent of sustainable materials in its tyres by 2050.