Most people don’t know that filling your vehicle tires with Nitrogen is a safe and better alternative to just regular air. Nitrogen in tires has become a popular replacement for standard air. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas around us at about 78% nitrogen with oxygen at 21% and then the rest that include small amounts of other gasses that I’m not even sure how to pronounce.
I’ll mention the environmental reasons in just a moment but lets just consider general maintenance first. Did you know that using regular air to fill your tires decreases the life of the tire, has the potential to degrade the rim safety and impacts the balance of your tires with alignment? Well it does. Now lets consider some other advantages. When considering tire inflation with nitrogen you can see improvements in a vehicle’s handling, fuel efficiency and tire life through better tire pressure retention, improved fuel economy and cooler running tire temperatures.
Now lets consider the environmental impact. This topic is much debated but it comes down to common sense. The general argument that Nitrogen is better for the environment is simple. Most people do not check their air regularly enough to optimize fuel efficiency. With Nitrogen the pressure retention is so much better that you don’t have to feel guilty about forgetting to check the pressure every time you fill up. Better fuel efficiency is better for the environment.
If you are one of those folks that carry around a pressure gauge in your pocket then I guess this doesn’t apply 
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Check out the Discover Channel video Jay Leno did on the topic. No matter what side of the fence you are on in the environmental advantages argument there are clear reasons why Nitrogen is a better alternative to your standard air machines.
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