STORY: These airless tires were invented by NASA for roving around on the Moon but now an LA-based company is bringing the technology back down to Earth, in the hopes of making punctures a thing of ...
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 ...
A tire made completely of sustainably sourced, bio-based, renewable and recycled materials. and Michelin have journeyed to develop and implement airless tire solutions. This story is part of a larger ...
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 ...
GM is keeping a closer eye on EV battery issues, Michelin airless tires get tested in vans. Rivian makes progress in its production ramp. And we drive Rolls-Royce’s first electric car and dig into its ...
There is something about this moment. Something about the technology, innovation, materials and insights. Something is happening and it's leaving the tire industry—or at least some of its ...
The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has unveiled its shape memory airless bicycle tires called METL, utilizing cutting-edge technology originally developed by NASA. These never-go-flat airless tires are ...
LOS ANGELES — SMART Tire Co. (STC) is accepting pre-orders for its "METL" airless bicycle tires — made from NASA-developed shape memory alloys — and disclosed it's working on a version for electric ...
General Motors and Lockheed Martin are working together on a new Lunar Rover. but it needs tires. So, Goodyear is now joining the team. GM and Goodyear have been over this dry, dusty ground before.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Makers of airless tires such as Japan's Bridgestone Corp. hope driverless cars will herald a breakthrough for their niche technology, which is more than a decade old but ...
This is the Polaris Sportsman WV850 H.O. all-terrain vehicle. Its “reinforced steel exoskeleton can tow 1,500 pounds or slowly winch another vehicle up to 3,500 pounds.” But the coolest parts are the ...