How Much Oil is Needed to Make One Car Tire?

Tire Mart ^ | July 13, 2022

[oldtech]

Maybe we can get Biden & the other radical environmentalists to just fold their tents & go home...or maybe to Mars...just so they go someplace where they quit handicapping real progress.

[Red Badger]

That EVIL CARBON!.........................

[AZJeep]

Yes, no more EV’s!

It l00ks like that will happen right after they get rid of gas engine’s cars.

But wait, horses make a lot of methane!

[cymbeline]

The headline asks how much oil to make a tire.

The answer is way, way down in the article. Very poor journalism.

It take about 6 gallons per car tire for the rubber itself. Whoopee!

[FreedomPoster]

Tire dust is a real thing. Long story how I know this, but we measured it with a particulate counter that would measure how many particles per cu.ft. there were by size range down to the sub micron level. We were doing some indoor air quality consulting work. And yes, samples near a major 5 lane 1-way urban artery measured significantly higher particulate counts. Some of it was tire wear particles, some of it was diesel exhaust.

Now, do I think this is the major environmental issue I’m sure the EPA will be trumpeting? Doubt it. I’m from Missouri for the moment - SHOW ME!

[Sequoyah101]

I was on a project with a group of egg head engineers. We had to commute on the freeways of Houston and one morning over coffee contemplated what happens to all the tire material that wears away on the pavement. Someone did a quick estimate and we quickly concluded that there was so much material worn away that there should be piles of the stuff along side the roadways. There isn't of course.

So what happens to it? Turns out there are microbes along the roadways that eat the tire debris. So next question, what does happen to all the tire debris mass that gets converted into microbes?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL...that’s hilarious! No oil used to make those tires, was there?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The History and Timeline of Whitewall Tires

Originally, automotive tires were off white in color, due to the natural color of the rubber formula used by tire companies. Zinc oxide would later be used to give the tires a more bright white color. Then, in 1910, B.F. Goodrich used a substance called "carbon black" in the manufacturing process. This formula strengthened the rubber, which was quite important considering the condition of the roads back then. When mixed with the raw materials, the carbon black caused the tire to be black. A short time later, a smaller tire company jumped on the carbon black bandwagon, but only added it to the tread surface as a cost savings. The result? Black tread and white sidewalls.

While the first whitewall tire wasn't intended to be a style enhancer, it quickly caught on and other tire companies began producing purpose-built whitewall tires. By the 1920's, whitewall tires became more popular on high end luxury cars, such as Duesenberg, but more conservative car manufacturers didn't adopt whitewall tires as a factory option until the 1930's. For instance, Ford first introduced the whitewall tire option in 1934.

1904 Auburn with all white rubber tires

[Delta 21]

Very nice. Now I am swooning.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

OOOHHH...probably my all-time favorite car. A neighbor a couple doors down had an XKE in his garage for years. It was his project car that he never got around to! They moved to Florida and we lost touch. I think he sold it when they moved.

That is a real beauty! Best coachwork ever.

[BobL]

“Most of these tires are used up entirely each race weekend!”

Sound like the Formula 1 tire suppliers need to read this article as it contains lots of the small ingredients and processes to make tires FAR LONGER than what they’re now getting.

[consult]

According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, it takes “approximately 7 gallons” of oil to produce a single tire. “Five gallons are used as feedstock (from which the substances that combine to form synthetic rubber are derived), while two gallons supply the energy necessary for the manufacturing process.” Mar 2, 2012

Dunn Tire
https://www.dunntire.com

[beef]

“I always say there’s nothing stopping those Leftwing Loonies from living that lifestyle now”

It is not about THEM living that lifestyle, it is about YOU. Assuming you are not culled beforehand, YOU will live that lifestyle and THEY will make sure you comply.

[beef]

“But wait, horses make a lot of methane!”

There will be no horses in the Deindustrial Revolution. That would be a violation of horse rights. YOU will be pulling the cart.

[AnglePark]

I understand that, completely. I’m making a facetious point about their willingness (or lack thereof) to live up to their own demands placed on everyone else.

[Lean-Right]

Race tires are made of softer
rubber compounds for grip on
the track. Softer compounds
wear quicker. Race tires are
also subject to more heat
that is generated via glowing
red hot disc brake calipers,
and higher frictions from
cornering.
Hoosier, Goodyear, Firestone,
et al, spend lots of time, and
money, testing different compounds
under a myriad of conditions.

[BBB333]

“Sound like the Formula 1 tire suppliers need to read this article as it contains lots of the small ingredients and processes to make tires FAR LONGER than what they’re now getting.”

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That would be uncompetitive.

These race cars can corner and brake at over 5 G’s (and accelerate at over 3 G’s) — as such at each race there are three tire compounds available (two MUST be used in the race) ranging from harder to softer...the hard tire lasts longer but is 1 to 2 seconds slower than the softest tire — there is never a need for longer lasting tires.

I do appreciate your comment.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Here is one of my favorites.

How much oil is in an EV.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-oil-electric-vehicle/

Here is the breakdown of all the products from a barrel of oil.

https://petroleumservicecompany.com/blog/oil-barrel-42-gallon-breakdown/

[mountainlion]

I have killed thousands of rubber trees.

How much is used in the plastic parts of a car?

[LastDayz]

Yet..... nary a mention of Guayule.