Should You Fill Your Tires with Inert Gas?

Not all car tires are filled with regular air, some are filled with nitrogen. If you ever walk by a car and notice that the valve stems have green caps, you’ve probably seen a car with nitrogen in its tires. If you are like us, though, you are probably wondering why this is even being done. Well, we did some research and here’s the story:

Nitrogen is called an “inert gas” by scientists because it has doesn’t react (chemically change) much with other substances. That’s the “inert” part. Contrast this with oxygen, which is a highly reactive gas and tends to react (change) with just about every substance out there. Best example: oxygen turns steel into rust -a detrimental chemical reaction involving automobiles if there ever was one. Read More: AutosVoice.com