We’re moving into an electric vehicle transition, but pneumatic tires feel constant. Invented in 1888 by Dunlop but championed in the auto industry from 1891 onwards by Michelin, inflatable rubber has ...

We've been reporting on Michelin's airless tire technology for more than 16 years now. Indeed, the first time we wrote about the "Tweel" back in 2005, it quickly became the most popular story ever for ...

MONTREAL (CBS Local)-- Michelin and General Motors are looking to reinvent the wheel with a new airless wheel prototype that could make flat tires and blowouts a thing of the past. The Uptis Prototype ...

GM and Michelin are working on a prototype tire design they unveiled this week which will start being tested on Chevy Bolts later this year — and, more importantly, is intended to eliminate the ...

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 testing on ...

General Motors has announced plans to introduce airless tires on production passenger vehicles by as early as 2024. The automaker has partnered with Michelin on the endeavour and will work with the ...

Forget fixing flats, monitoring air pressure, and replacing punctured tires long before they’re worn out. Michelin aims to take air out of the equation altogether with its new Uptis design (or “Unique ...

This is the third of three stories examining the differing approaches each of the world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—have taken in their journeys to develop and ...

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 annoying tire pressure warning lights. You'd just get in your car and go.

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) can be ...