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Bridgestone Debuts Airless Car Tire
Keeping car tires at the proper pressure is a common green tip. But what if you never had to inflate your tires at all? The development may come sooner than you think.
Bridgestone Corp. debuted a prototype airless car tire at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the general public on Sunday. Officially called a “non-pneumatic” tire, the Tokyo-based company’s concept model uses thermoplastic spokes rather than air-filled rubber as load-bearing elements.
The Bridgestone tire is similar to a design introduced by Michelin seven years ago and more recently by Yokohama Rubber Co., reports Tire Business. Neither of the previous … read more
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Tires
Tires are recyclable, and are used to make many products from roads to sandals. To recycle your used tires, take them to a local recycling facility or tire retailer. Make sure that your tires fit any limitations of the recycling facility. If you are taking tires back to the retailer, you may have to pay a small fee.
