Lee Iacocca - Amerityre

* Run-flat capacity: The tires use air, but can drive without it for 200 miles at 50 mph, practically eliminating the need for spare tires.

* Safety: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, blowouts and tire failures contribute to about 400 deaths and 10,000 injuries in the U.S. annually. A major cause of tire failure is tread separation, which has forced recalls by major tire makers over recent years. Rubber tires are built in layers, thus sheared, frayed tire strips are a familiar sight along highways. But Amerityre's tires are molded from a single piece and thus are far less likely to separate or undergo blowout.

* Mileage: Amerityre's tires average around 45 percent less rolling resistance than rubber tires. Less power is therefore needed to drive them, translating to about 10 percent better gas mileage, welcome in days of three-dollar gallons.

* Durability: In most applications, polyurethane tires last 30 percent longer than rubber ones. This is because they run 30 percent cooler, suffer less abrasion, and, unlike rubber, are not subject to hardening and cracking, or deterioration from ultraviolet light.

* Energy: Producing one polyurethane tire requires only four percent of the energy used to make a rubber tire. With energy costs rising, significant savings can be passed on to consumers.

* Balance: The tires are perfectly round and uniform when manufactured, dramatically reducing the need for balancing, a maintenance task that runs motorists about $50 annually.

* Environment: Although the "eco" movement is politicized, worn-out rubber tires do pose a major disposal problem, and most states ban or restrict them at landfills. But polyurethane tires are 100 percent recyclable, and, unlike rubber, producing them creates no toxic emissions.

* Appearance: For the style-conscious, the tires can be made in any color.

Freedom of Assembly

These tires present benefits not only to consumers, but manufacturers. Bringing Henry Ford's assembly-line concept into the 21st century, Amerityre has designed a 14-station "race track," operated by people and robots. When completed, it will be able to produce one auto tire per minute, each tire then needing about eight minutes to "cure." Making a rubber tire takes close to an hour. Compared to rubber, manufacturing polyurethane tires requires:

* 1/5 the floor space;

* 1/3 the labor;

* 1/15 the scrap; and

* 1/4 the capital investment cost

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[AA123941]

Probably the best 240p video i have ever seen

[mattandpatti222]

Ya, and also w/ held info on killing our best President JFK!

Lee Iacocca is Catholic scum1 He was head of Ford motor co. that dispatched Carl Renas to get limo that had the evidence of multiple gun shots in it! Jesuit scum!

[zaloha277]

Because it is my father's technology. Lee Iacocca simply helped promote it. He is very generous.