March 19, 2019 | correspondent
Bridgestone Tyres to Equip New SEAT Minimó Concept Car
Bridgestone has been chosen by SEAT as the preferred tyre partner to equip its new Minimó electric concept car.
The SEAT Minimó concept sits on specially designed tyres that apply Bridgestone’s ologic technology, while also anticipating the design lines of a tyre oriented towards micro-mobility and CASE (Connected Autonomous Share Electric) vehicles.
The SEAT Minimó is a small two-passenger, all-electric vehicle equipment with 5G technology. The concept car comes with an innovative battery swap system, where the battery can be swapped with a fresh pack in a matter of seconds, and offers a range of more than 100km on a single charge.
Minimó is engineered to adapt to the mobility platforms that will shape the future of city driving. According to Bridgestone, the many challenges of urban mobility – increasingly stringent emission regulations; restricted access to certain urban areas; and heavily congested roads – are all addressed by the concept car.
Bridgestone, leader in mobility solutions
With this collaboration addressing mobility’s most pressing challenges, Bridgestone states that it is moving further forwards on its journey from a premium tyre producer into a preferred leader in mobility solutions.
“New social, economic and technological megatrends are pushing the pace of change in our industry and the future of vehicles is connected, autonomous, shared and electric. At Bridgestone we are working to make the CASE concept a reality in cities and on roads, collaborating with models like the Minimó that SEAT now presents,” Mark Tejedor, Vice President Original Equipment Bridgestone EMEA explained.
“We have in our team brilliant chemists and engineers and invested almost €800 million last year in R&D. As the digital revolution inspires new forms of mobility, we want to harness our expertise to the benefit of our customers to give them a real competitive advantage.”
According to Bridgestone, is it SEAT’s number one tyre provider, with multiple models equipped with Bridgestone tyres as original equipment and this latest collaboration reinforcing the relationship.
Source: https://www.bridgestonenewsroom.eu/brandportal/bridgestonepr/default/news-detail/671?lang=eu
Categories: Bridgestone, Minimó Concept Car
