Michelin, Official MotoE™ Tire Supplier

Through competition, Michelin innovates, experiments, learns and transmits. This allows the Group to accelerate the development of new sustainable solutions, tested in extreme situations and in record time, to make them available on tires to as many people as possible.

Michelin's participation in the MotoETM World Championship represents a unique field of innovation for the Group, enabling it to accelerate the integration of renewable or recycled materials into its tires and to broaden its knowledge of electromobility, in order to feed the development of commercial ranges quicker.

In 2024, Michelin's development teams reached a historic milestone with the introduction of an average of 50% renewable and recycled materials (49% at the front tire and 53% at the rear tire) in MotoETM tyres, which corresponds to 6 points more than the previous season.

The integration of renewable or recycled materials instead of petro-sourced materials represents a contribution to reducing the impact on our planet's resources, while improving the performance of the tires, as mentioned by the feedback from the drivers who tested these tires for the first time at the Portimao circuit in February 2024.

The manufacturing of MotoETM tires has seen the integration of a wide range of renewable or recycled materials, in particular from rubber tree sap (natural rubber), scrapped tires from vans and cars (recycled carbon black), orange or lemon peels (Limonene resin), fir resin, sunflower oil, recycled steel from scrap metal.

In its overall approach to reduce the environmental impact, Michelin considers the integration of renewable or recycled materials to be a fundamental element, but as not sufficient.

Nowadays, a tire made with 100% renewable and recycled materials would not be sustainable because, beyond the integration of these renewable or recycled materials, action must be taken to limit the environmental impact of the tire: To limit CO2 emissions in all stages of its life cycle (from the supply of raw materials, through production and use, to the recycling phase) without degrading performance and taking into account the real possibilities of large-scale industrialization of these materials. Michelin is committed to ensuring that the design and manufacturing of its tires take all these aspects into account.

Moto E^TM tires were among the first to benefit from this comprehensive approach because Motorsport is a testing ground and a breeding ground for technological innovations. Michelin is convinced that technological progress is one of the answers to environmental challenges. It makes it possible to push ever further the principles of circular economy, the reduction of carbon emissions, and the preservation of resources.

In 2024, Michelin has dressed the tread of its MotoE^TM rear tires in an ephemeral velvet livery. This unique design, called "Race to VISION", evokes the design of the Michelin VISION Concept. Presented in 2017, VISION is an illustration of Michelin's sustainable development model in the tire field by 2050.

With VISION, Michelin is committed to taking up a huge challenge for safer mobility, with less impact on the environment and available to all, taking into account both innovation and environmental responsibility. More than just a futuristic vision, it is the roadmap of all Michelin entities, and therefore of the Motorsport department, which demonstrates, year after year, the relevance and progress of its activity.

The livery of the MotoE^TM rear tires is therefore a reminder of Michelin's ambition to continue to improve the tire's performance, while also responding to the environmental emergency. This livery is also a reminder of Michelin's desire to draw inspiration from biomimicry to imagine the tire of tomorrow.

Michelin accelerates innovation by unveiling the new Michelin Power Slick MotoE tires, which include over 50% of renewable and recycled raw materials (front: 49% & rear: 53%). Find out the design of the rear Michelin Power Slick MotoE tire inspired by Michelin's VISION Concept.

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