While the latest generation of EVs look and drive much like their internal combustion predecessors, their heavy weight and ...

That’s the promise of airless car tire technology. “Conventional tires naturally lose pressure over time, which affects ...

They’re also the company which is arguably closest to a solution. Michelin unveiled a concept for its Uptis tire a few years back. Now the airless wheel casing is almost ready to hit the road.

Michelin has run trials of its puncture-proof, airless Uptis tyres on small vans for delivery groups DHL and La Poste, but the rubber and aluminium wheels remain in a prototype stage. Menegaux ...

It’s this requirement to make it feel like a seamless change that has made development such a drawn-out process – Michelin’s airless Uptis prototype tyre was first unveiled in 2017.

MUNICH/PARIS: The new airless Uptis tyre from French manufacturer Michelin is made from rubber and fibreglass and has been hailed as a potential game-changer. Yet it has still not gone on general sale ...

Leveraging on over 20 years of expertise in developing airless tyres, including the Michelin Uptis and Michelin Tweel, MiLAW has been designed to handle extreme temperatures (over 100°C and below ...

That structure—the epitome of the nonpneumatic tire—makes the jump to the automotive space a tricky one, and it's something Michelin is still working to understand as it progresses with the ...

It’s a fantasy for now, but Michelin already sells its one-piece airless Tweel for use on construction sites, while its Uptis solid tyre is undergoing trials on passenger vehicles. “ ...

And now this goal may be within reach thanks to a possible collaboration with Tesla. The companies are reportedly in talks to test the Uptis airless tire. Michelin has previously tested its airless ...