"Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Napalm Heart" > wrote:
>
> > > I bet the seats are a synthetic plastic material.
> > > More than likely the entire interior of your vehicle is plastic.
> > > Floor mats, arm rests, seat padding, etc.
> >
> > That may well be, but why is this something that has just started
> > occurring after I put new tires on my vehicles?
>
> This is common with the composition of some tires. They build up
static
> with friction with the road, and can't dissipate it. You become the
> path by which it dissipates once you touch the body of the car.

I have read this somewhere. Something about the amount of carbon in
the tires and the tires meeting desired sidewall standards.