Archive for the 'tire pressure' Category
Nitrogen?
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006As Associated Press has reported lately, some motorists are experimenting with nitrogen as a tire fill to get better mileage. Because the molecules of nitrogen are a little bit bigger these drivers expect that the tires will hold the same pressure longer.
But: why use expensive nitrogen to save money if air is the only economic [...]
Under-inflated Tires “Waste Millions” …
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006according to the US National Ressources Defence Council.
In their latest fact sheet titled ‘Reducint U.S. Oil Dependence’ they are stating the following facts among others:
Americans consume 25 percent of the world’s produced oil, but the US holds less than 3 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves.
If the US arctic oil reserves were to be [...]
Tire Security by Law
Friday, June 30th, 2006TREAD ACT
from Global Market Review Of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems – Forecasts To 2010
Aroq Limited
Extract from the report
“According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, US drivers are more likely to wash their cars than correctly check tyre pressure. In a national survey, the RMA found that three out of four American drivers wash their vehicle at [...]
Pressure Video
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006We usually do not imagine what’s going on in an automobile tire in case of a change in tire pressure.
Not to wonder – the times when we actually see our’s car tires in action are very rare if at all. In curves, during braking, while accelerating or even during a normal ride on a somewhat [...]
We save lives – how about you?
Friday, June 16th, 2006What do you think will happen if the tire of a passenger car lets go at 60 mph or more? That’s a terrible thought, isn’t it? And so it is difficult to understand that so many drivers are actually subjecting themselves to that possibility day after day even though just a little electronic gadget could [...]