Tyre manufacturer Yokohama is now selling tyres that consist of 80 percent non-petroleum materials. The main ingredient in the new tyres is orange oil.

Yokohama have named their new tyre the Super E-spec and it has already been received well in the automobile industry – the Super E-spec won the Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award in 2008.

The tyre uses orange oil, a sustainable product, alongside natural rubber to reduce the amount of petroleum used in making the tyres. The tyres are also said to have a 20 percent reduction in rolling resistance therefore giving consumers better fuel efficiency.  Read more... (198 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)