{"id":6256,"date":"2026-06-16T06:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-label8217s-a-rating-30-km-extra-ran\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:23:12","slug":"continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-label8217s-a-rating-30-km-extra-ran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-label8217s-a-rating-30-km-extra-ran\/","title":{"rendered":"Continental EcoContact 7 Adapted for Renault EVs: Rolling Resistance 35% Lower Than EU Label&#8217;s A-Rating, 30 km Extra Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continental and Renault Group have announced a partnership aimed at reducing rolling resistance in electric vehicles. The two companies co-developed a tyre based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetyrelab.com\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-chosen-for-smart-5-electric-suv-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continental EcoContact 7<\/a> that achieves up to 35% lower rolling resistance than what is required for the EU tyre label&#8217;s top A rating \u2014 and, according to Continental, adds around 30 km of driving range to a vehicle with a 500 km battery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u2630<\/p>\n<p><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30ebc016db0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30ebc016db0\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><\/p>\n<nav>\n<ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' >\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-labels-a-rating-30-km-extra-range\/#How_much_of_a_difference_does_rolling_resistance_actually_make\" title=\"How much of a difference does rolling resistance actually make?\">How much of a difference does rolling resistance actually make?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-labels-a-rating-30-km-extra-range\/#What_Continental_changed_in_the_EcoContact_7\" title=\"What Continental changed in the EcoContact 7\">What Continental changed in the EcoContact 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-labels-a-rating-30-km-extra-range\/#Virtual_development_simulators_replace_physical_test_tyres\" title=\"Virtual development: simulators replace physical test tyres\">Virtual development: simulators replace physical test tyres<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/continental-ecocontact-7-adapted-for-renault-evs-rolling-resistance-35-lower-than-eu-labels-a-rating-30-km-extra-range\/#What_this_means_for_EV_drivers\" title=\"What this means for EV drivers\">What this means for EV drivers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_of_a_difference_does_rolling_resistance_actually_make\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_of_a_difference_does_rolling_resistance_actually_make\"><\/span>How much of a difference does rolling resistance actually make?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rolling resistance accounts for 20 to 30% of a vehicle&#8217;s total energy consumption \u2014 a figure that applies to both combustion and electric cars. For EVs, however, the impact is more direct: lower resistance means fewer watt-hours per kilometre, which translates to longer range without a larger battery. Continental claims the adapted EcoContact 7 delivers approximately 30 additional kilometres per charge for an EV with a 500 km rated range \u2014 a distance Continental likens to the Paris-Versailles route.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Continental_changed_in_the_EcoContact_7\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Continental_changed_in_the_EcoContact_7\"><\/span>What Continental changed in the EcoContact 7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The starting point was the production EcoContact 7, which Continental modified specifically for Renault&#8217;s requirements. Three areas were reworked: a specially modified tread compound, a customised sidewall design, and an optimised tyre construction. Continental has not disclosed the exact specifications of the modifications, describing it as a &#8220;custom-engineered&#8221; version for Renault&#8217;s innovation teams rather than a production variant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together with Renault Group, we are improving the efficiency of its new electric vehicles. Our tailor-made tyres have very low rolling resistance, which significantly increases range,&#8221; said Dr. Christian Str\u00fcbel, Continental&#8217;s expert in tyre rolling resistance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Metric<\/th>\n<th>Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rolling resistance improvement vs EU A-rating threshold<\/td>\n<td>Up to 35% lower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Additional range (500 km battery vehicle)<\/td>\n<td>~30 km per charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rolling resistance share of total energy consumption<\/td>\n<td>20\u201330%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test tyre savings via virtual development (Continental, annual)<\/td>\n<td>Up to 10,000 units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Continental press release, June 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_development_simulators_replace_physical_test_tyres\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_development_simulators_replace_physical_test_tyres\"><\/span>Virtual development: simulators replace physical test tyres<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The development process relied heavily on simulation rather than physical testing. Continental&#8217;s Driver-in-the-Loop simulator was used to evaluate and optimise tyre characteristics at an early stage, while Renault Group contributed its ROADS driving simulator to replicate real-world conditions in a reproducible virtual environment. By combining both systems, the companies say they could replicate test scenarios across each other&#8217;s platforms and speed up the overall development cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Continental states it currently saves up to 10,000 physical test tyres per year through virtual development methods \u2014 a figure that reduces material waste and development time. The adapted EcoContact 7 was unveiled at Renault Group&#8217;s &#8220;Sustainability Tour&#8221; event on 8 June 2026 in Guyancourt, near Paris, as part of the carmaker&#8217;s &#8220;Garage Futurama&#8221; innovation platform, of which Continental is a technical partner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev.jpg\" alt=\"Continental EcoContact 7 tyre \u2013 used in the Renault Group sustainability partnership, offering up to 30 km extra range per charge\" class=\"wp-image-6250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/continental-ecocontact7-renault-ev-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Continental<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_this_means_for_EV_drivers\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_this_means_for_EV_drivers\"><\/span>What this means for EV drivers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is worth noting that this adapted tyre is a development exercise and concept demonstration \u2014 Continental and Renault have not announced a production timeline or consumer availability for this specific version. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetyrelab.com\/continental\/ecocontact-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standard Continental EcoContact 7<\/a> already holds an A rating for rolling resistance on the EU tyre label and is available across a wide range of sizes. Continental is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetyrelab.com\/mag\/continental-fitted-oe-tyres-to-all-10-of-the-top-selling-ev-brands-in-emea-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OE tyre supplier to all 10 of the top-selling EV brands in EMEA<\/a>, which gives the partnership broader commercial context.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Champetier, VP Innovation at Renault Group, commented: &#8220;Extremely low rolling resistance is key to enhancing the range of electric vehicles. With Continental, we have a strong partner by our side: thanks to our long-standing collaboration in original equipment, we can jointly develop solutions that provide tangible efficiency gains for drivers.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continental and Renault Group have announced a partnership aimed at reducing rolling resistance in electric vehicles. The two companies co-developed a tyre based on the Continental EcoContact 7 that achieves up to 35% lower rolling resistance than what is required for the EU tyre label&#8217;s top A rating \u2014 and, according to Continental, adds around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,31],"tags":[18,76],"class_list":["post-6256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-continental","category-novinky","tag-continental","tag-electric-vehicles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6257,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions\/6257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dacktest.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}