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07-16-2009, 10:56 PM | #1 |
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New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
Published on July 9th, 2009
New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels by Trey Granger Tire manufacturer Yokohama is now selling a model made with 80 percent non-petroleum material, substituting orange oil as the primary ingredient to make vulcanized rubber. The new tire is called the Super E-spec™ and has already received the Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award in 2008. Yokohama will initially market the tire for hybrid car models such as the Toyota Prius. Continues and Video: http://earth911.com/blog/2009/07/09/...-orange-peels/ SOURCE: http://solari.com/blog/ |
07-16-2009, 11:27 PM | #2 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
I wonder if they smell good too? Wonderful idea.
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07-17-2009, 03:15 AM | #3 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
So when you screech your tires, will it have an Orange-Glo scent?
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07-17-2009, 06:58 AM | #4 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
Ideal for picnics and such, just scrape off your own zest...
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07-17-2009, 08:19 AM | #5 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
Great stuff!!! Now we just need to get the water cars out there!!! = o.j....haha
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07-17-2009, 02:33 PM | #6 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
Great idea, but I see the same flaw in this that I do with bio-diesel. You have to start producing more crops to supply the demand for the new product.
That's why hundreds of thousands of acres of rain forest are stripped bare each year, to grow soybeans for bio fuels. Though at least oranges grow on trees. |
07-17-2009, 09:47 PM | #7 |
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Re: New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels
I am still waiting for the tires with the cabon nano-tube technology in the rubber to come out. Supposedly they have race slick traction and high mileage tread wear. I guess they figured that they would sell less tires if they started making these.
With the orange peel tires, It is going to suck when the price of tires goes up because the orange crop was no good. |
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