Michelin has been working with General Motors to develop airless tires that will be sold on a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric car, expected to go on sale in the next few years, a Michelin ...

Other airless tires, he said, often carry the load at the bottom of the tire, which is very inefficient and causes extra heating due to compression. Uptis is not Michelin's first airless concept tire.

Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless tires. The tires, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tires and will debut for ...

Defender LTX Platinum: The new heavyweight aimed at luxury pickups. It claims double the tread life of the previous LTX M/S, ...

The new airless Uptis tyre from French manufacturer Michelin is made from rubber and fibreglass and has been hailed as a ...

An airless tire may not be for you The Michelin Uptis Prototype is tested on a Chevrolet Bolt EV Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the General Motors Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan.

Michelin is opening a factory that will focus on making airless tyres that don’t get punctures. The $50 million plant will be used to make the 'Tweels', which bring together the tyre and the ...

Bengt Halvorson April 22, 2024 Comment Now! Michelin built its name on tires that ride on a cushion of air. But the top tire-maker in the world sees the future as completely airless.

In automotive circles, airless tires are akin to cold fusion, calorie-free everything, and thoughts and prayers. They’re all nice ideas, just haven’t come through on execution. Michelin has ...

Yes, Tweel has come a long way in 10 years of manufacturing. The Tweel concept really took root in 1997 when Tweel co-inventors Steve Cron and Tim Rhyne got a greenlight from Michelin to work in their ...

Michelin has been working with General Motors to develop airless tires that will be sold on a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric car, expected to go on sale in the next few years, a Michelin ...