Executive Protection And Secure Transportation Podcast

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Monday, July 23rd, 2018   In Vehicle News From Motor Authority Michelin wants to replace oil with wood in tires Wooden tires don't have the best ring to them, but Michelin firmly believes they'll be a reality in 2020.  The French tire maker told Motoring in a report published this month of its plans to introduce wood into tires, and it's all about moving away from oil. Cyrille Roget, Michelin's worldwide director of scientific and innovation communication, said the plan is to create more sustainable tires in the future, and experiments with wood waste have provided a solution. The tire maker will incorporate elastomers from wood chips to replace a tire's oil content. Today, 80 percent of materials found in tires come from oil. In the future, that percentage will drop to 20 percent by 2048, Michelin believes. And rubber will also be included, which Roget said is also sustainable.   Read More   =====  And from Car and Driver Pirelli Is