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Why Cars Still Don't Have Airless Tires, Yet

jeudi 14 août 2025, 19:33 , par Slashdot
Twenty years after Michelin introduced the Tweel in 2005, airless tires remain absent from passenger vehicles despite their promise to 'eliminate nearly 200 million scrap tires a year caused by flats and underinflation,' according to Michelin's internal testing cited in a Jalopnik report. Current prototypes 'tend to transfer more road noise and vibration into the cabin than traditional radials -- making the ride harsher, especially at highway speeds.' Heat dissipation poses additional challenges as 'airless designs -- particularly those with internal webbing or solid cores -- have fewer ways to shed thermal load.' The added structural mass 'can affect fuel economy and increase unsprung weight -- bad news for handling and suspension tuning.' Federal regulations compound these technical barriers since vehicle tires are subject to rigorous performance standards, many of which assume air pressure as a baseline.

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https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/1733234/why-cars-still-dont-have-airless-tires-yet?utm_s...

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