The future of wheels

Michelin continues to make revolutionary techniques in tyres technologies. And this time is a tyre without air, a great invention called “The Tweel“. The Tweel consist of a composite reinforce track band, connected to a flexible wheel, by a rectangle polyurethane spooks.

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This is great, but road debris are getting stuck in the open design and would destroy it pretty quick, and ejection of debris is also an issue. Michelin also says the open design is critical to maintaining temps of the radial ribs. So, maybe it isn’t good enough!

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