Loading the video Ecotech Video. Meet the company trying to make car tyres less toxic for the planet Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 31/08/2026 - 7:03 GMT+2 Electric cars are cleaner to drive - but their tyres pose a pollution problem. Better materials could help fix the problem. Read full article Top stories Now playing Next Meet the company trying to make car tyres less toxic for the planet Now playing Next Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars’s moon Phobos Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 20th, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next 'The formula works': How Brazil brought deforestation to a record-low Now playing Next ‘End handouts’ for fossil fuels, urges UN chief ahead of COP17 Now playing Next 'Completely unique': Wind sled crosses Antarctica with zero emissions Now playing Next ‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’: What does the student slogan mean? Now playing Next Putin seeks Ukraine talks with Trump and Xi, refuses to meet Zelenskyy Now playing Next France: Paris, Lyon and Marseille count the cost after violent protests Now playing Next Canada reports four fatalities after fire at Alberta military base Now playing Next France counts cost of violence as Ukraine hits St Petersburg Now playing Next Ukraine carries out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line Now playing Next Ryanair CEO calls EU chief Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' and demands tax on US and Chinese airlines Now playing Next Protests in France: Russian interference "quite certain" says French politician Now playing Next Police patrol Paris streets under overnight curfew Now playing Next Ryanair CEO calls Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' More videos
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