Tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) designed to alert the driver when their tyres are deflating or at a dangerously low pressure have been mandatory in passenger cars in Europe since 2014.
Receive them directly in your inbox. Delivered once a week.
T&E has long been aware that indirect TPMS fails to deliver in real-world driving conditions, and is concerned that such systems could be optimised to pass the regulatory test but fail to perform appropriately on the road. We commissioned a set of tests on two vehicles equipped with such indirect systems to check their effectiveness. Both cars failed to pass most of the tests that slightly diverged from the prescribed protocol, pointing to 1) serious safety concerns for drivers using indirect TPMS and 2) manufacturers calibrating the systems to only pass the test and not deliver on the road.
T&E’s briefing outlines what urgent regulatory action is necessary at EU level to ensure TPMS delivers in real-world conditions; this must be mandated for all vehicles and apply also to replacement tyres no later than 2018. Download the briefing and test results below.
Joint letter to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets
Businesses, Cities and Civil Society Organisations Support Swift and Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets
Uphold the European Green Deal
The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in...
But going back on the 2035 zero-emissions target and deploying no industrial strategy could instead see loss of 1 million auto jobs.