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Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« on: May 11, 2024, 10:57:39 am »
Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
The animals are attracted to the green material which insulates cables and other car parts, causing hundreds of pounds of damage

Blathnaid Corless
10 May 2024 • 7:14pm

 

Eco-friendly brake cables are being eaten by foxes, after manufacturers switched from petroleum-based insulation to soy, forcing owners to wrap their cars in tarpaulins.

Recent photos show multiple cars covered in blue plastic for protection after a spate of attacks in Worthing, West Sussex, with locals claiming at least 20 vehicles were targeted by foxes.

Jack Cousens, the AA’s head of roads policy, said the animals may be attracted to the soy-based insulation on brake wires.

Since 2000, peanut and soy-based oils and waxes have been used on car parts including gearbox insulation, primer bulbs and diesel injector wires, instead of petroleum-based coverings.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/10/eco-friendly-brake-cables-eaten-by-foxes-after-soy-switch/
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Re: Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2024, 10:58:02 am »
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Re: Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2024, 12:54:12 pm »
It's nothing new...my mom and dad's 2007 caddy has had to have three wiring harnesses replaced over the years, on their own dime due to "out of warranty," because rodents kept eating the soy insulation at night while it was parked on their carport!

Toyota even got sued for the problem.

Toyota Class Action Claiming Soy-Coated Wiring Attracts Vehicle-Damaging Rats Can Proceed

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/auto-news/class-action-toyota-soy-coated-wiring-attracts-vehicle-damaging-rats-can-proceed/


Does Your Car Have Wiring That Rodents Think Is Tasty?

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a21933466/does-your-car-have-wiring-that-rodents-think-is-tasty/

Of course the auto manufacturers switched from rubber and silicon to soy-based insulation under government pressure to "save the planet," doncha know!


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« Last Edit: May 11, 2024, 12:55:25 pm by Timber Rattler »
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Re: Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2024, 12:55:33 pm »
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Re: Eco-friendly brake cables eaten by foxes after switch to soy insulation
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2024, 04:09:04 pm »
Upside is that will all the extra insulation the foxes will be warmer this winter.  wink777
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