DENVER – Schrader International has been awarded a significant contract for its Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) from Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, one of India’s largest vehicle manufacturers. Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Limited manufactures and markets electric vehicles worldwide.
 
As part of the agreement, Schrader will provide TPMS technology and the company’s advanced “snap-in” valve sensor to Mahindra Reva’s electric vehicle, the e2o. The TPMS-enabled e2o may be exported to the European market in 2014.
 
Schrader’s Managing Director, Electronics, Stephen McClelland commented, “We are very proud of our continued growth in the Indian market, and the positive relationship we’ve developed with Mahindra Reva. We source a majority of the leading car companies globally and to provide our TPMS technology for next-generation electric cars of India’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer is great news for our company. This order is a clear validation of our strategy to provide the best in TPMS technology to our customers in all global regions.”
 
For Mahindra Reva, Schrader has integrated pressure-sensing electronics alongside its special rubber “snap-in” tire valve. The patented technology provides significant benefits to vehicles manufacturers due to its ease and speed of assembly to wheel rims. Schrader’s TPMS technology allows drivers to remotely monitor their vehicle’s tire pressure via embedded electronic sensors that directly transmit pressure and temperature data from each wheel to real-time displays on the driver’s instrument panel.