Green your car with tree-based tires | Green Energy News

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How green can cars eventually be made? Well, in addition to solar power and hemp-based interiors, automobiles might one day sport tyres made from trees.

Wood science researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) say there’s potential to use microcrystalline cellulose — something that can be made from almost any type of plant fibre — to replace some of the silica used as a reinforcing filler in rubber tyres.
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