Michelin’s new X Multi Energy D2 drive tire is engineered for the demands of regional haul operations.

Regional fleets contend with demanding road conditions, frequent stop-and-start driving cycles, and rising fuel costs. Combining durability, fuel efficiency, and performance, the X Multi Energy D2 tire helps fleets maximize productivity and lower their cost of operation, according to the company.

This tire offers an updated tread pattern and new tread compound designed to improve resistance to tread damage caused by high-torque vehicles and the stop-and-go driving of regional applications.

It features Michelin’s Duracore casing, which incorporates Infinicoil and Powercoil technologies and is enhanced with a reinforced bead design (Duracoil Technology). The casing is designed for up to 1 million miles and up to four retreads.

The new tire’s rolling resistance is 9% better than its predecessor, the Michelin X Multi Energy D tire, Michelin said.

In internal testing, the Michelin X Multi Energy D2 tire improved late-life traction performance: 10% better wet handling performance and 16% better snow starting traction when worn, compared to its predecessor.

For original equipment manufacturers, the X Multi Energy D2 tire meets Greenhouse Gas standards.

The X Multi Energy D2 tire is available today in 295/75R22.5 LRG and 11R22.5 LRG and LRH sizes, replacing the X Multi Energy D tire in those sizes.