Although shown on this 2019 Chevy Bolt EV, the goal is for Michelin’s airless tires (the Uptis name is not set in stone) to show up on some future General Motors product “no sooner than 2024.” ...

Michelin envisions using the composite with traditional wheels, and it sees major benefits over standard tires. Because the Uptis tire uses no air, there is no risk of a flat or blowout. Michelin ...

MONTREAL — Looking not unlike a lushly blue life form on James Cameron’s cinematic world of Pandora, the prototype of Michelin’s Visionary concept tire glowingly held center stage on June 14 ...

I didn't see the tire in action, but according to Gettys, the Vision also has a reloadable tread band that can also be 3D printed. In Michelin's concept for the future, you can go to a gas or ...

Michelin and General Motors presented a new generation of airless wheel technology for passenger vehicles — the Michelin Uptis (or Unique Puncture-proof Tire System) prototype — at the Movin ...

The VISION, a new tire-wheel combination from Michelin, means the clean car of the future can have clean tires, as well. ... This New Tire Has No Air And Is 3D Printed From Biodegradable Materials.

Michelin and GM Working on Airless Tire for Next-Gen Bolt, Report Says The dream of airless tires has been around for decades now, and it's easy to see why. Airless tires mean no flat tires and no ...

First off, the Visionary concept is more than a tire – it is “a wheel with no air,” as Michelin put it. It’s designed to last as long as the vehicle with its “ultra-durability” coming from its ...

Michelin Uptis prototype airless tire, Michelin This application will no doubt be on the radar for Michelin, which aims to have Uptis-style tires on the market in 2024.

Michelin is trying to literally re-invent the wheel. The company is working with General Motors to create airless tires that will come on updated Chevrolet Bolt electric cars.