Developed by LANXESS, a manufacturer of high-tech rubber for tyres, the app has been certified by TUV and is based on scientific research from the University of Munich. It works by asking for information from the motorist about the car they drive (to establish fuel consumption), their annual mileage, the current price of petrol, their driving style and the category of their existing tyres according to the labelling system. It then calculates the exact savings per year and delivers that information clearly, and simply in pounds (financial savings), litres (fuel savings) and Kg (carbon savings) on a single screen. The app also uses this information to calculate the time and miles required to recoup the additional cost of high-performance tyres, providing yet more information on which to base purchasing decisions.

‘The results of a LANXESS UK survey in 2012 demonstrated that the motoring community was not yet ready and needed an easy and accessible way to understand the impact different tyres can have on their wallets and carbon footprint’, explains MD of LANXESS (UK) Ltd Kim O’Connor. ‘As with the label for ‘white goods’, it might take some time before consumers get to know the benefits of the tyre label. Our free fuel saving calculator app remains available to help them out.’

The app is available for the iPad/iPhone and for other smartphones as well as in a web-enabled version.

For more details, visit: http://app.green-mobility.com/