A new tire prototype from Goodyear uses variety of sustainable materials that could help improve fuel economy and EV range.
Goodyear has created a prototype tire containing 90% sustainable materials that the company also believes could improve fuel economy and EV range.
Called a"demonstration tire" by the company, the tire isn't ready for production, but has passed all applicable regulatory testing, as well as Goodyear's internal testing, according to a press release. That testing also showed lower rolling resistance than a comparable conventional tire, which helps boost efficiency and thus decrease the amount of fuel or electricity needed to go a certain distance.
The demonstration tire uses 17 ingredients that are sustainable, or at least have a lower environmental impact than conventional tire materials, across 12 tire components.That includes four different types of carbon black, a common ingredient in tires that's used to reinforce the rubber compound.
Another green ingredient is soybean oil, which is used to keep the rubber compound pliable in different temperatures. It replaces petroleum-based products, and is sourced from leftover soy from food and animal feed, according to Goodyear. The company is already using soybean oil in some production tires, including racing tires.
Also included are silica made from rice husk waste residue, polyester from recycled bottles, pine-tree resin, and polymers from bio feedstock. The steel for this radial tire's cords is made from a high level of recycled content, produced in an electric arc furnace that allows for both more recycled content and less energy use, Goodyear claims.This tire isn't going into production, but Goodyear does plan to start producing a tire with 70% sustainable materials this year.
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