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.

Michelin earlier this month unveiled an airless, non-pneumatic concept tire at its Movin’On Summit in Montreal, which it developed via a partnership with General Motors. The Uptis tire follows ...

MONTREAL—Michelin, in partnership with General Motors Co., is taking its development of a maintenance-free, non-pneumatic tire to the next level with the "Uptis" prototype that the two companies said ...

GM and Michelin are launching a joint research agreement to develop and validate the tire supplier's Unique Puncture-proof Tire System, or Uptis, with plans to introduce the tires on passenger ...

Today Michelin dedicated a new South Carolina factory to making the Tweel; a "tire/wheel" that uses flexible spindles where a conventional tire holds air. The Tweel can never go flat and never be ...

Michelin's X TWEEL Turf tire is now available as on option on Mean Green Mower's RIVAL ride-on ZTR and stand-on Evolution ZTR model, VANQUISH. The new offering (24x12N12 10x8.5 +1.7-in. offset ...

When testing the new tire on an Audi A4, Michelin used Tweels made with five times as much lateral stiffness as a conventional tire, resulting in “very responsive handling” (according to the ...

Michelin Tweel Technologies has introduced a Hard Surface Traction version of its 12N16.5 X Tweel SSL Airless Radial Tire. The tire is designed for skid steer operators who work on hard or highly ...

Michelin is on a mission. The French tire maker is working to equip a lunar vehicle with airless tires similar to its Tweel-brand tires, for a "sustainable presence on the moon." ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Michelin North America Inc. is adding three turf products for mowers to its Tweel airless radial line, the company said at the Green Industry Expo in Louisville. The new products are ...