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> Someone needs to develop tyres that are made of healthier materials. Good point. We certainly have the technology. Currently tyres are half natural rubber an
by quonn 3y ago
> Someone needs to develop tyres that are made of healthier materials.
Good point. We certainly have the technology. Currently tyres are half natural rubber and half plastic. They could be made 100% rubber, perhaps with some drawbacks. Maybe an engineer can comment on that, I would be very interested to know why exactly the non natural rubber is needed.
I know that Continental has a research project to make the natural rubber out of dandelion. But even those tyres still have 50% plastic rubber.
- pjc50 3y agoI suspect that's partly due to the scale of land use that would be required for rubber plantations.
- quonn 3y agoSo it's a price issue? Well then the prices of tyres will go up, I don't see a fundamental problem here. This will also create a natural incentive to drive in a way that minimises wear on the tyres. If it's a dandelion plantation it can be done in central Europe, for example.