Nitrogen
There's nothing new about using nitrogen to inflate tires. NASA and NASCAR have been using it for decades to improve safety. Commercial airlines use it for the same reason and even insulate their gas tanks to prevent combustion. We use it in you tires to:
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Maximize Safety |
Maximize Performance |
Save You Money |
Save the Environment |
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Low tire pressure is dangerous and 90% of tire blowouts are caused by underinflated tires. NHTSA estimates that proper tire inflation could help save 50 to 80 lives and prevent 6,600 to 10,600 injuries each year. You and your family will be safer when you’re riding on nitrogen. |
Properly inflated tires not only reduce the chance of a blowout, they also ensure that the recommended “contact patch” of the tire is on the road. That improves your vehicle's handling so you can react more quickly and decisively in potentially dangerous road conditions and situations. Nitrogen is used by NASA and NASCAR. |
Driving on underinflated tires? If you are, it’s like driving your car through sand! The engine has to work harder to overcome the increased resistance of your tires to the road, burning more fuel and adding wear to engine components. Properly inflated tires can improve your gas mileage by about 3.3 percent. |
With more consistent pressure, your tires won’t wear as fast. If everyone used nitrogen we could decrease the demand for tires. Manufacturing fewer tires would decrease pressure on natural resources used in the process, lower toxic emissions coming from manufacturing plants, decrease shipping of tires and…well, you get the idea |
For more information on nitrogen visit www.getnitrogen.org