Comments on: Fill Those Tires! http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fill-those-tires EPA's Blog About Our World Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Funny Pictures http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-56472 Funny Pictures Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:09 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-56472 I enjoy you because of every one of your effort on this site.

]]> By: reos http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-56159 reos Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:21:40 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-56159 I really like the blog.I have shared your site with many friends and family. It is always a pleasure to read.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-48866 Jason Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:01:25 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-48866 Hi Lina -

First of all, great post.

But second, I’d like to add another measure your readers could take to “green” their car.
I’ll run everyone through this, just so you can grasp what I’m saying:

When window tint is applied to a vehicle, it reduces the internal heat. When that happens, the driver’s propensity for A/C need decreases.

As we all know, A/C utilizes fuel to run. So when that happens, the vehicle is operating at lower fuel efficiency, right?

When tinting is applied, we can lower A/C and thus fuel usage. Greater fuel efficiency leads to lower emissions.

Yes, it’s not going to single-handedly save our planet. BUT, isn’t any green activity (especially one that bears financial benefits as well) worth undertaking?

]]> By: Kitchen Benchtops http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-46401 Kitchen Benchtops Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:31:38 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-46401 I think I have read something like this somewhere. Powerful!

]]> By: Lina-EPA http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-46394 Lina-EPA Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:07:48 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-46394 Mr. Adams,
I believe that newer cars (2007 models and beyond) have this tire pressure system. It’s definitely helpful. Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: T.L. Adams http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/01/fill-those-tires/comment-page-1/#comment-46392 T.L. Adams Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:14:51 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=11692#comment-46392 There is a very interesting point in this, and a little outside of my field (I’m the state’s PSD expert). Obviously U.S. EPA has the authority to set fuel standards for new cars, but wouldn’t we get a huge benefit if tire pressure sensors were required on all new cars? And as the blog indicated, make it more consumer friendly than just a little generic problem light on the dash, require a “Low tire pressure” warning to flash.

Consumer education is great, but checking tires is not the easiest task in the world (some of us are old and have bad backs), finding air to refill the tires has gotten to be a problem. A built in sensor, now that’s the ticket.

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