May 13, 2011
How can tires help save fuel for your car?
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they roll with less resistance
Well, different tires have different amounts of what’s called “rolling resistance,” and the less there is, the less fuel the vehicle burns to roll forward, AND even the amount of air in the tire will affect the amount of rolling resistance, too, so that’s why it’s important to keep your tires properly inflated.
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If you over-inflate you tires you’ll get better gas mileage, but the life of your tires will be reduced quite a bit. Find better ways to get better gas mileage, like a fuel tune or a new air filter
Fuel efficiency is negatively affected by increased resistance. Tires that are not inflated enough produce more resistance and decrease mileage. Tires that are mismatched or that are missing adequate treading will also increase resistance. Not all tires are made from the same compounds. Some brands of tires are more fuel efficient than others. Temperature also affects the performance of tires and for best performance in cold weather drivers should fit their cars with true winter tires. All season tires are a compromise that really provide only mediocre performance in all seasons. Better is having the correct tires for the correct season.
The only thing about tires that will save fuel is to keep them inflated to 35 psi. The psi on the door jamb of the car is put there by the manufacturer of the car. It is called the soft-ride psi because they want you to have a soft ride in their car. The problem with soft-ride psi is that you have a slight bulge in the tire. When you drive the car that bulge resists forward movement and you end up pushing it down the road. That takes extra fuel. The max psi stamped on your tire is used when you have an extremely heavy load. Like giving half the football team a ride home. Otherwise it is not used and if used can be dangerous because you have much less contact with the road.
the correct tire and pressure will minimize the surface in contact with the ground, creating less unwanted friction. that in part would maximize your fuel efficiency.
It takes fuel to move a car. It takes muscle to move a bike. A bike with flat tires takes a lot more muscle to move that a bike with full tires. A car with low tire pressure is like a bike with flat tires and will take a lot more fuel to move it.
A train will travel 400 miles on a gallon of fuel – why? Because its tires are solid steel.