Michelin officially launched the Energy E-V – now bearing an AA label – at last week’s Paris Motor Show.

The Michelin tyre combines several new technologies designed to improve a vehicle’s range in all driving conditions. E-V tyres increase the car’s range by up to six per cent, depending on the type of use.

The French tyre maker claims two firsts with the Energy E-V. It refers the tyre as the first developed specifically for electric vehicles, and says the Energy E-V was the first tyre to be AA label certified by a tyre manufacturer. In relation to the label, the Energy E-V also carries a two wave rating for external rolling noise, which means it already complies with the future limit that will come into effect on 1 November 2016.

Also enjoying its public debut in Paris was the Energy Saver+. Consumers were shown the tyre along with a number of pertinent statistics; for example, Michelin claims fuel savings of 200 litres over a distance of 45,000 kilometres compared with fuel consumption when using tyres that that meet the minimum performance level defined in the European labelling regulation. Using the minimum once again as a benchmark, Michelin says its Energy Saver+ stops 16 metres sooner on wet road surfaces – it attributes a ten per cent increase in footprint over the previous generation tyre as a reason for its strong stopping performance. The tyre maker also notes it has filed 160 patents related to improving energy efficiency since 1992, with the resulting technologies incorporated into its ‘Energy’ range.