Firestone is rolling out expanded providers for EV and hybrid drivers at sure service facilities, in addition to EV charging, dad or mum Bridgestone introduced Tuesday in a press launch.
A complete of 44 service facilities in Austin and San Francisco will now supply “inspections, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs” of high-voltage parts for each hybrids and EVs, in addition to “health checks and troubleshooting” for electrical motors and battery packs, the corporate mentioned.
Bridgestone can also be partnering with Blink Charging so as to add 50 Level 2 charging stations at 25 Firestone stores within the first quarter in 2022. The chargers shall be put in at places in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the corporate mentioned.
In addition to servicing EVs, Bridgestone is aiming to offer higher tires for them. The firm agrees with the consensus that EVs want totally different tires than internal-combustion autos, and is creating tires for the Lightyear One solar-assisted EV. The firm expects demand for EVs to extend considerably the tip of the last decade, owing to a proliferation of latest fashions.
In 2019, Bridgestone additionally introduced plans to make use of recovered carbon black to make new tires greener. While EVs remove tailpipe emissions, the environmental affect from manufacturing new autos and their parts nonetheless needs to be thought of.
Blink Charging, in the meantime, just lately introduced that it’ll provide Level 2 charging stations to General Motors dealerships. These 19.2-kw chargers will coincide with the rollout of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck and 2023 Cadillac Lyriq SUV. Both fashions will be capable of take full benefit of the Blink stations’ full capability.