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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Transport
Tyre Efficiency Standards and Ratings
Tyre Efficiency Standards and Ratings
Purpose
KEA helps consumers to purchase energy efficient Tyres and induce competition in the Tyre manufacturing industry to produce highly efficient products in order to help saving transportation energy.
History
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- Aug. ’08
- The 3rd National Energy Committee decided on introduction of the Tyre efficiency standard rating system and included this in the 1st National Basic Plan for Energy
- - IEA’s Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendation already suggested popularizing high efficiency Tyres in the transportation section
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- Nov. ’11
- Regulation on energy efficiency rating and labeling of automobile Tyres was established (The Ministry of Knowledge and Economy notification no. 2011-237)
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- Oct. ’13
- Regulation on energy efficiency rating and labeling of automobile Tyres was amended (The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy notification no. 2013-123)
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- Dec. ’12
- The Tyre efficiency standards were applied to passenger car Tyres
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- Jun. ’14
- The Tyre efficiency standards were applied to small truck Tyres
Details
Definition
KEA standardizes Tyre efficiency test method, develop criteria for Tyre efficiency rating, follow up with the implementation of the program and disclose Tyre related information for consumers.
Products subject to the program
Imported or domestically manufactured automobile Tyres that are sold in the domestic market
