So do I. I just wonder why we are still not seeing airless tires by year 2024.I remember these from some old magazine articles.
Those are probably 2 of the biggest reasons their has not been more of a market for them for on the road vehicles.Wonder about handling and ride?
The pictures are not cut-aways. I've seen similar tires in use on some specialty mining equipment, and when they went through thick mud the design of the openings combined with flexing quickly pushed the mud out. I'd think snow would react similarly.I remember these from some old magazine articles. Maybe Popular Mechanics or something. Interesting concept that will need some debugging. For instance, in the case of blowing snow when parked, how does one clean the snow out of the holes in the sidewalls of the tire so the balance doesn't get thrown off? Unless the pictures are cut-away versions for the purpose of the article
Wheeled Industrial equipment has the option for airless tires, has had for perhaps 20 years. The downside is when having to drive through mud the "spokes" retain mud. On a car this just might throw the tire out of balance.So do I. I just wonder why we are still not seeing airless tires by year 2024.
What I really want to see is tires that will not have blowouts.
It will also be nice when we no longer need our tire pumps and TPMSs.
-Don- Reno, NV
I remember these from some old magazine articles. Maybe Popular Mechanics or something. Interesting concept that will need some debugging. For instance, in the case of blowing snow when parked, how does one clean the snow out of the holes in the sidewalls of the tire so the balance doesn't get thrown off? Unless the pictures are cut-away versions for the purpose of the article
Do you expect that will include for motorhomes?Michelin & GM say the first ones will be commercially available in 2024.
I am not sure when the concept of the tweel was developed but the first time I remember hearing about was around 2004 and many said that it was going to end air filled tires very quickly. Two decades later it has not happened. Michelin was the one designing it and they sell a lot of air filled tires so my guess would be that it if was something that succeeded other manufacturers would have started producing them.The technology of airless tires notwithstanding... I bet the "National Association of Manufacturers of Conventional Tires That Use Air (NAMCTTUA)" lobby in Washington is busy trying to make sure that they never get approved for general consumer use.
I cannot even conjecture. Depends on what size tire the motorhome uses and how many sizes the tire manufacturers offer.Do you expect that will include for motorhomes?