Michelin Debuts Their Next Generation Airless Tire
It’s like Michelin took inspiration from Citroën with the chevron structure of their new airless Uptis tire.
It’s like Michelin took inspiration from Citroën with the chevron structure of their new airless Uptis tire.
We first covered this innovative airless tire wheel technology from Michelin back in the Spring of 2010 and did an update article in November of 2014. (https://citroenvie.com/michelin-talks-tweel-for-north-america/). However, we had not seen it in practical use – until now. While recently travelling in Africa near the Mozambique border at Malawi, …
ABC News today ran an article profiling Michelin North America’s chairman Pete Selleck, and the company’s new airless tire called Tweel. Pete Selleck While we first covered the the technology back in the Spring of 2010 in Citroënvie, in today’s story Mr. Selleck discussed specific applications and a timeframe …
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