Kwik-Fit has begun a roll-out of nitrogen tyre inflation systems to all its 595 UK workshops.
All centres will have the systems, supplied by Tyre Bay Direct, by the end of July 2009.
They will offer the inflation to fleet and retail customers. As nitrogen filled tyres remain inflated for longer, they can reduce tyre wear and improve fuel efficiency.
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As someone with a BSc in Chemistry, plus an MSc, I only need a primary school gold star to say these claims are almost entirely spurious rubbish in real-world conditions.
When a tyre is fitted and is flat it contains 1 x atmosphere of air. That air is air (shock). To add pure nitrogen, simply increases the proportion of Nitrogen, it cannot get rid of the air in the tyre... or do they use some black magic sucking the tyre into a squashed vacuum shape before inserting the pure Nitrogen?
The energy in supplying cylinders of pure compressed Nitrogen just to mix it with existing air. is a complete waste. All you do is increase the proportion of Nitrogen, not have a tyre full of Nitrogen. It is all marketing hype and as usual, rubbish :).
Sorry to burst your tyre, Kwik Fit. Try filling them with Helium, make the car lighter :) Or Hydrogen, that would go with a bang!
Ling
24 April 2009, 14:24