Why are car tires not made of a color other than black?

Question

I understand that carbon is black so we end up with black tires. But black has max conductivity, so wouldn’t there be a possibility of overheating and bursting? Why don’t we have coat it with coloring agents so it’s with a color that’s thermally less conductive?

In: Physics

Answer 1

All the other answers, plus they make colored tyres too, used primarily for burnouts. The smoke they generate has a colored dye added to it, and they offer somewhat lesser traction. Some brands selling then are Highway Max and Kumho.

Watch this Good Ol’ TG video about these tyres: youtu.be/zyAVy20mEUA