Did you know that you might be spending hundreds of dollars more than you could have spent on gas per year, just because your car's tires are under-inflated? And that your tires may go flat sooner and faster, and worst of all you are contributing to the global warming? What would be the economical and environmental impacts of under-inflated tires just in the U.S.? Can you make a guess? Are you ready to hear it?
"If the nearly 250 million vehicles in the United States have tires that are under-inflated by seven percent, proper inflation could result in national annual savings of $23 billion and 3.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. However, the government estimates that the average vehicle tire is under-inflated by 26 percent, so the potential for savings is far greater."
Just put some air in those tires. It is free!
Reference:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/05/14/idUS150498+14-May-2008+BW20080514
http://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/edmunds-employees-put-to-the-tire-pressure-test.html
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