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The topic of filling a vehicle's tires with nitrogen instead of just plain compressed air is not new. When this option was first available to drivers, it was met with skepticism, but then it just ...

Nitrogen. It’s all around us – the atmosphere is in fact 78% N2 – but is it in your tires, too? Probably not. In fact, most people may not have even realized it was possible to put anything other than ...

Nitrogen is not some magic gas with mystical properties, nor can it change the chemical properties of tire rubber. Yet relatively pure nitrogen has proven to be a superior medium for inflating tires ...

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Seen any green caps on truck and trailer tires recently? Probably not. Those hard-to-miss caps are a telltale sign that those tires are filled with nitrogen, which tire experts say reduces air ...

If you've visited a tire shop or taken in your car for service at the dealer lately, you've probably been asked if you wanted your tires filled with nitrogen and wondered if it was just a way for the ...

New from Parker Hannifin Corp are the TireSaver nitrogen generators for truck and automobile tire filling. By using dry nitrogen gas instead of compressed New from Parker Hannifin Corp are the ...

Race cars and airplanes have used this technology for a long time. Now, filling your car’s tires with nitrogen, not just air, is the newest thing. It will cost you about $10 per tire. But if your ...

A new TireSaver Nitrogen Tire Inflation System uses membrane technology to purify air into a stream of high-purity nitrogen that can be taken straight to any vehicle quickly and safely. Released by ...

On a family trip to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Hunstville, Ala., last week, we were intrigued to see this display on the tires used on the now-retired space shuttle. It says space shuttle tires ...

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