Whuh-whuh-whuh-whuh-what is that noise? It's happening any time you drive, it's rhythmic and whirring — or maybe a consistent hum, or even an ear-splitting screech when you turn the wheel — and it's ...

NEW YORK — The vehicle industry's quest for quieter cars is driving demand for noise-dampening components, a development Pirelli Tyre is meeting with tire technology it claims reduces road noise by up ...

All tires generate noise as they roll along the road. This constant hum contributes to noise pollution and can trigger anxiety or stress reactions in people with low tolerances for auditory ...

Q I purchased new tires for my 2003 Focus and have had the tires balanced and rotated every 6,000 or 7,000 miles, a total of four times. This summer I noticed the tires were making a "humming" noise ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is getting in on the specialty tire game for electric vehicles with its new all-season ElectricDrive GT tire. Basically, this bad boy is designed to reduce road noise and ...

Electric vehicles need tires that were designed with different priorities. And this past week another big player in tires, Goodyear, is recognizing that—with its first North American-market ...

New electric and hybrid vehicles bring new challenges for tire manufacturers: because the car itself is so quiet, tire noise is more noticeable. And, with maximizing vehicle range at top of mind, ...

HANNOVER, Germany (Aug. 8, 2013) — Continental A.G. has begun delivering to German car maker Audi A.G. a noise-dampened version of its ContiSportContact 5 P tire that uses a polymer foam bonded to the ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber patented a pneumatic tire design with multiple layers of open cell noise damping foam strip material attached to the innerliner below the tread portion. The layers are ...

For drivers who face real winter weather but do not want the hassle of swapping to dedicated snow tires, the latest testing ...

So it's time to replace your electric car's tires, or it will be soon. You probably won't be surprised to learn there are some important things to consider during the process, things you might not ...