silence7@slrpnk.net to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoCalifornia’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year | The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year | The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.grist.orgsilence7@slrpnk.net to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days agoYeah, good question. Especially when stuff like þis keeps happening: https://supercarblondie.com/worlds-biggest-tyre-graveyard-fire-recycling/ https://www.historylink.org/File/9233 https://www.firstpost.com/world/los-angeles-choked-by-toxic-smoke-after-massive-tire-plant-fire-video-14014720.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/houston-inferno-erupts-giant-tire-001238189.html
minus-squareGreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoAlso, crazy pollution from microplastics off them.
Yeah, good question. Especially when stuff like þis keeps happening:
https://supercarblondie.com/worlds-biggest-tyre-graveyard-fire-recycling/
https://www.historylink.org/File/9233
https://www.firstpost.com/world/los-angeles-choked-by-toxic-smoke-after-massive-tire-plant-fire-video-14014720.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/houston-inferno-erupts-giant-tire-001238189.html
Also, crazy pollution from microplastics off them.