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Tesla is reportedly in talks to use Michelin's airless tires (electrek.co)
submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/evs@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/15030023

This story has been floating around for a couple years. Maybe there's some truth in it?

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can an airless tire ever be as cushioning as an airfull tire? Instead of compressing the entire volume of air, aren't you essentially just compressing a small "spring" directly between the rim and the road?

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 months ago

This is why it took so long to get it right. Just like the airless basketball.