Michelin set to release airless tires as early as 2024

Michelin is set to take the tire market by storm after announcing that it has been working with General Motors on developing airless tires that will be modeled and sold on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric car in the next three to five years.

The revolutionary invention - the Uptis Prototype or 'Unique Puncture-proof Tire System' - from the French tire-maker could mark the decline of over 130 years of traditionally refilling air in regular car tires.

Its design will rely on flexible ribs that spring into action, similar to the way pneumatic, or air-filled, tires work.

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