
Fuel saving tires...really?
July 18th, 2011
That’s right! Make the right choice on which tires to purchase and you could save hundreds on gas. Both Goodyear’s Assurance Fuel Max as well as Michelin’s Energy Saver product have what manufacturers call lower “rolling resistance.” In short, rolling resistance is the amount of force it takes to push a tire down a road. So the lower the rolling resistance, the less fuel you use. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, rolling resistance accounts for four percent of a vehicles fuel use in city driving and seven percent on the high ...[more]
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Car Energy Savers, energy saver tire, vehicle energy saver, low rolling resistance, low rolling resistance tire, michelin, michelin energy saver, Goodyear, goodyear fuel max
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