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March 14, 2016 By Guest Post 2 Comments

A Step Forward for the Auto Industry – Sustainability through Airless Tires

Airless TiresFrom high levels of carbon emissions to absurd amounts of waste production, the auto industry is often associated with rampant disregard of environmental concerns. While there are many areas in which the industry as a whole would do better to reconsider certain aspects of its processes, a step forward can be seen in the area of tire manufacturing. Enter airless tires. Even though the this concept has been around since 2005, it was only in early 2015 that they have been made available to the public consumer. Tire giant Michelin pioneered this concept, and Hankook announced in 2015 that their airless tires should “hit the market very, very soon.”

You might be wondering how these airless tires function, and why they are a step forward towards sustainability. Well, Bridgestone, another manufacturer developing this concept claims that their ties feature a “unique spoke structure designed to support the weight of a vehicle, effectively eliminating the need to periodically refill the tires with air”.  Currently, airless tires are used in certain lawnmowers and golf carts, but the possibility of then being created for regular vehicles is now slowly becoming a reality.

Today, the benefits of using the modified airless tires far outweigh the disadvantages. The largest advantage of these airless tires is that they are environmentally friendly, made with 100 % recyclable material. According to Bridgestone, in the same article linked above, “No part of a non-pneumatic tire ever needs to go in the garbage, which goes hand-in-hand with Bridgestone’s effort to create a “cradle-to-cradle” system in which all tires are first recycled and then factory-refashioned into new tires.”

Secondly, these tires promise reduced carbon emissions. This is due to the simpler structure of airless tires, leading to fewer changes in shape. In the case of regular tires, the energy loss felt comes from the changes shape of tires as they roll. Thus, the simpler structure and subsequent decreased shape changes allows for a reduced energy loss overall. Even in terms of production, Hankook claims that the production of airless tires is halved from the production of regular pneumatic tires. Thus the footprint left behind due to production is also minimized, supporting the eco-conscious aspect of these tires.

With their focus on sustainability, it seems as though airless tires are a revolutionizing concept in auto-production. They promise to reduce both waste production and carbon emissions, two detrimental effects that the auto-industry is infamous for. With increased functionality and a much more positive impact on the environment, we are excited for these tires to be welcomed into the consumer market!

Bio: Akshata majored in International Political Economy and English Literature and has a passion for traveling and exploring the world. She loves to write, is interested in entrepreneurship and sustainability. Occasionally, she writes about not-so-serious stuff and her daily doings on her blog here.

Image Credit: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/tech-dept-the-latest-on-the-airless-tire-and-wheel-combo-tech-dept

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  1. easyhelp7 says

    May 13, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Admin, if not okay please remove! 

    Our facebook group “selfless” is spending this month spreading awareness on prostate cancer & research with a custom t-shirt design. Purchase proceeds will go to cancer.org, as listed on the shirt and shirt design. 

    http://www.teespring.com/prostate-cancer-research

    Thanks

  2. carbuyersonline says

    March 20, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    Can’t wait to get my hands on a set of these tyres to try them out!!

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