The company’s first dedicated tread for electric vehicles has made its debut.

Vipal Rubber, a leader in commercial tyre retreading from Latin America, has launched DV-UMe, the company’s first tread for electric vehicles. Presented for the first time to the public attending The Tire Cologne, a trade fair held in early June in Germany, the DV-UMe was officially launched at Pneushow, an international tyre-retreading fair recently held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Developed with a special compound to meet the specific tyre demands of electric vehicles, the DV-UMe has excellent mileage performance and greater resistance to wear – a common challenge in electric vehicles – and can be used in urban buses and garbage collection trucks. The innovation of DV-UMe lies in its ability to withstand the high torque characteristic of electric vehicles while offering high resistance to breakage and tearing.

With the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market, there is a growing demand for solutions that meet the specific needs of this segment. The introduction of DV-UMe reflects industry trends and marks a significant step in Vipal’s trajectory, consolidated as one of the tyre retreading companies with the largest production capacity in the world, recognised for its excellence in products and technical services.

Vipal products have been in New Zealand for over 15 years and can be found at Power Retreads in Hastings or through the company’s extensive North Island dealer network, visit powerretreads. co.nz. In the South Island, visit Tyre Retreaders in Christchurch or the South Island Tyre General dealer network, tyregeneral.co.nz/tyre-retreads/.

These retreading companies provide all the solutions that Vipal offers to the tyre-retreading market, maintaining the same quality, innovation and sustainability that the brand offers in more than 90 countries worldwide.