In a new announcement made at CES 2023, the company Goodyear draws attention by disclosing a new sustainable tire produced with 90% of sources biodegradable. According to the announcement, the new tire is designed to withstand running up to 500,000 km without needing replacement. Check out a little more about this news now.
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In its disclosure announcement, the manufacturer revealed that to produce the new tire, 17 components are used, of which 12 differ from common tires. Black carbon, sunflower oil, pine resin, natural rubber to replace petroleum, polyester and silica (obtained from rice husks) are some of the ingredients.
eagle go
This is the name of the concept for the development of the new tires, which were used in the citroen Hi. In January, the company announced that the tire made from 90% sustainable sources is ready to be commercialized, having already gone through all the regulations in force and in the safety tests of the Goodyear.
100% sustainable tire by 2030
The company's next plans involve the development and investment in research to create a 100% sustainable tire by 2030. According to Chris Hesel, Goodyear's vice president of technology, other environmentally friendly tires have been designed, but they are only 70% sustainable. Now, the goal is to develop tires that are 100% biodegradable.
In the words of Vice President Hesel, “We continue to make progress towards our goal of introducing the first 100% sustainable tire to the industry by 2030”.
