Can Filling Your RV’s Tires With Nitrogen Save You Money On Gas?

Filed Under (Cars and Trucks) on 04-09-2008

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by Dorothy Yamich

Not only can travelers save money on gas by replacing the air in their vehicle’s and RV’s tires with nitrogen gas, they can save money on their every day driving. Research data shows that drivers can improve their gas mileage by over three percent when using nitrogen in their vehicle’s tires.

This is not a new technology as it has been used for many years by commercial airlines as well as in NASCAR cars.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates that nitrogen gas be used in all commercial aircraft tires to eliminate the possibility of water vapor freezing at high altitudes which happens with air filled tires.The NASCAR teams use nitrogen in the tires of their racing cars because the tire pressure fluctuates less than it does with air.

How can using nitrogen gas in your vehicle’s tires save you a serious amount of money?

First of all, you do not need to buy new tires to make the change, your present tires will be fine. By using nitrogen gas in your tires you can improve your vehicle’s fuel efficiency and save a lot of money in the process. Nitrogen in your tires also improves your vehicle’s handling and extends the life of your tires so you will have to replace them less often. There is no question that in this era of record high gasoline prices you will reap significant savings on all your driving for many years to come.

How can using nitrogen gas in your vehicle’s tires also benefit our environment?

If you use nitrogen gas instead of air in you vehicle’s tires, that will help to maintain a proper tire air pressure. This optimizes tire road contact and therefore reduces tire/road resistance. This will increase your fuel economy and put less exhaust emissions into the atmosphere. You might say that by going green you are saving a lot of green, greenbacks, that is.

What can you do to help America’s economy reduce its dependence on foreign oil?

Current national research shows that if every driver in the U.S. replaced the air in each of their vehicle’s tires with nitrogen gas, they would improve their gas mileage by over three percent. These figures translate into an enormous saving of almost four trillion gallons of gasoline per year!

For more information and research data on the growing use of nitrogen gas in motor vehicles’ tires including those of commercial carriers, visit Get Nitrogen at their website, GetNitrogen.org. In addition to the research, you will find a growing list of registered dealers located in the United States and Canada that can replace the air in your tires with nitrogen.

These are some important points on how you can save gasoline and reduce green house gas emissions at the same time by not driving on under inflated tires, whether you use air or nitrogen gas in them.

Check your vehicle owner’s manual for the optimum inflated tire pressure.

Measure tire pressure accurately with a tire gauge as a visual tire inspection is not reliable.

It’s best to measure tire air pressure when they’re cold. You should wait approximately three hours for the air inside your tires to cool down before measuring the tire pressure.

Lastly, and probably most important, be sure you check the air pressure in your vehicle’s tires at least once a month.

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