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CARB will regulate tire pressure starting in July 2010

Last week, the California Air Resources Board - fresh from not banning black cars - adopted a regulation to force the 40,000 businesses in "California's automotive maintenance industry to check the tire pressure of every vehicle they service." This means that, starting in July of 2010, when you bring your car in for service in California, the shop will have to make sure that your tires filled to the manufacturer's recommended air pressure level. CARB estimates that this will save the average Californian about $12 a year. This move doesn't ... Read more →

AutoExpress looks at MPG myths, little impact from tire pressure Sam Abuelsamid

Shortly after the crew at Britain's AutoExpress magazine squeezed 50 mpg out a MINI John Cooper Works special, they decided to evaluate the real impact of various factors on fuel consumption. In ...

Retrofitting and proper maintenance vital for emissions Jeremy Korzeniewski

Of the ridiculous number of vehicles currently on the road worldwide, the vast majority of them are not brand new models. Considering the fact that the biggest increases in fuel efficiency, safety and ...

Yokohama reminds you to check your tire pressure regularly Sam Abuelsamid

Late in the day on Earth Day, Yokohama sent out a reminder for everyone to check their tire pressures. It doesn't really matter that it was late because maintaining proper inflation pressures is ...

Does the Auto Safety System save lives, fuel and greenhouse gases? Shane Addie

I'm not sure the statistics in the latest MAXAIR ATMI release aren't a little inflated (pun intended), however, keeping your tire pressure where it's supposed to be is still very important. It can ...

CARB will regulate tire pressure starting in July 2010 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, the California Air Resources Board - fresh from not banning black cars - adopted a regulation to force the 40,000 businesses in "California's automotive maintenance industry to check the tire pressure of every vehicle they service." This means that, starting in July of 2010, when you ...

AutoExpress looks at MPG myths, little impact from tire pressure 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Shortly after the crew at Britain's AutoExpress magazine squeezed 50 mpg out a MINI John Cooper Works special, they decided to evaluate the real impact of various factors on fuel consumption. In order to make the test results as accurate as possible, the AutoExpress team headed to the Millbrook ...

Retrofitting and proper maintenance vital for emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Of the ridiculous number of vehicles currently on the road worldwide, the vast majority of them are not brand new models. Considering the fact that the biggest increases in fuel efficiency, safety and emissions have taken place in the last few years, the legacy vehicles still on the road are a big ...

Yokohama reminds you to check your tire pressure regularly 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Late in the day on Earth Day, Yokohama sent out a reminder for everyone to check their tire pressures. It doesn't really matter that it was late because maintaining proper inflation pressures is important year round. It's estimated that Americans waste 2.8 billion gallons of gas every year because ...

Does the Auto Safety System save lives, fuel and greenhouse gases? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not sure the statistics in the latest MAXAIR ATMI release aren't a little inflated (pun intended), however, keeping your tire pressure where it's supposed to be is still very important. It can save you gas mileage, and I suppose in turn, save emissions, as well as prevent some circumstances ...


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