WEST MANCHESTER TWP., YORK COUNTY -
A York County garage is going green, with oranges! It's selling a new type of tire made from orange oil. It's environmentally friendly and easy on your wallet.
Bret Fadely, Manager of Fadely's Auto Masters in West Manchester Township, says, "it's 11% to 20% more fuel economy increased over a normal driving tire."
What makes the Yokohama dB Super E-Spec so friendly? It's made with oranges, that's right, the citrus fruit.
Jason Leamer, of Altoona says, "it's made from orange oil? Well, I'm sure that's probably better than making it from petroleum."
It's not the whole orange that goes into making the tires, just the oil from the peel, added to a natural rubber and it's ready for the road.
Fadely says, "no it does not smell like oranges and you can't peel it and eat it!"
Seriously though, the tires are 80% petroleum free.
Leo Sterner of Glen Rock says, "if it's a substitution and we use less petroleum products and if the price also comes down to counter the petroleum product, that would be a good thing for the environment and in general."
Fadely says, "it's also a renewable resource because we can grow oranges, you can't grow oil."
The orange oil tires cost about $130.00 each and are believed to last up to 80,000 miles. Right now, they're sized only for hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Honda Accord. More sizes are expected in the near future.
Bret Fadely, Manager of Fadely's Auto Masters in West Manchester Township, says, "it's 11% to 20% more fuel economy increased over a normal driving tire."
What makes the Yokohama dB Super E-Spec so friendly? It's made with oranges, that's right, the citrus fruit.
Jason Leamer, of Altoona says, "it's made from orange oil? Well, I'm sure that's probably better than making it from petroleum."
It's not the whole orange that goes into making the tires, just the oil from the peel, added to a natural rubber and it's ready for the road.
Fadely says, "no it does not smell like oranges and you can't peel it and eat it!"
Seriously though, the tires are 80% petroleum free.
Leo Sterner of Glen Rock says, "if it's a substitution and we use less petroleum products and if the price also comes down to counter the petroleum product, that would be a good thing for the environment and in general."
Fadely says, "it's also a renewable resource because we can grow oranges, you can't grow oil."
The orange oil tires cost about $130.00 each and are believed to last up to 80,000 miles. Right now, they're sized only for hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Honda Accord. More sizes are expected in the near future.
