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EVALUATION OF E-SCOOTER TYRE PERFORMANCE USING DYNAMOMETER-BASED COAST-DOWN TESTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2023

George Stilwell,
Shayne Gooch,
Max Goodwin and
Harry Zarifeh
George Stilwell
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury
Shayne Gooch*
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury
Max Goodwin
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury
Harry Zarifeh
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury
*
Gooch, Shayne, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, shayne.gooch@canterbury.ac.nz

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E-scooters have become a popular form of personal transport with millions of E-scooters used worldwide. This paper details an initial investigation into the relative differences in rolling resistance for a range of e-scooter tyres. Tyre performance was measured using dynamometer-based coast-down tests to determine the coast-down distance and coefficient of rolling resistance of each tyre. Insights from testing showed that e-scooter tyres had coefficients of rolling resistance that were 3.5 to 6 times the coefficient of rolling resistance of a 700x32C bike tyre. Comparisons between tyres of similar specification showed the tyres with solid inserts had more rolling resistance than a pneumatic tyre at the rated pressure. Comparisons of equivalent airless and pneumatic tyres the rated pressure indicated airless tyres had slightly better performance in terms of coast-down distance. The results also show how a decrease in tyre pressure increases rolling resistance, highlighting the importance of maintaining rated tyre pressure to improve e-scooter efficiency. The results from this study provide useful insights into the performance of tyres that can be used on low-powered vehicles.

Keywords

Decision makingEvaluationSustainabilitymobility devices

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 3: ICED23 , July 2023, pp. 1695 - 1704
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