Be Greener and Cleaner
Aluminium is 100% recyclable
Fuel efficiency:
Forged aluminium Alcoa® Wheels were fitted on a number of hybrid buses. The essential parameters were systematically measured and compared with buses fitted on steel wheels. Over the period of 6 to 7 months fuel savings of up to 1% on the hybrid buses with Alcoa Wheels have been reported.
CO2 reduction – Alcoa Wheels bring down the carbon footprint of buses and commercial vehicles:
– Replacing 6 steel wheels with Alcoa Wheels on a 2-axle diesel city bus brings down CO2 emissions by 3 tons over the 12 year lifetime of the bus and 750 000 km
– Replacing 10 steel wheels with Alcoa Wheels on a 3-axle diesel articulated city bus brings down CO2 emissions by 5 tons over the 12 year lifetime of the bus and 750 000 km
– Replacing 12 steel wheels with Alcoa Wheels on a 2-axle truck and 3-axle trailer brings down CO2 emissions by 4 tons over the lifetime of truck (2×5 years) and trailer (10 years) and 1300 000 km
