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Automakers Eye Run Flat Tires to Shed Spare Weight
General Motors president E M Estes challenges the rubber industry to develop four tire run flat systems to eliminate spares and cut car weight, potentially saving up to a million gallons of gasoline daily. Firestone executives discuss warning systems and ACT concept tires that would remove the need for a spare, jack, and lug wrench, freeing trunk space and reducing weight by about 40 pounds.
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E. M. Estes
General Motors
Estes
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Mario di Federico
Firestone
di Federico