New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels

peaceandlove · 07-16-2009, 10:56 PM

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, 10:56 PM	#1
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	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/