new very different tires for better gas

webexplorer · 01-25-2012, 10:08 AM

There are a rumor that Michelin Company is the first one that sells its strong plastic tire in August 2012. It will save a lot of gas. This is probably the best design I ever seen, and that makes a lot of sense to me. Here are four pictures. No worries about flat tires, refill air, nails, etc.

deafsmogtech · 01-25-2012, 11:06 PM

.... How about rainy road or dive over 3 or 4 inches of water flooded on the road??? Look like Steamboat with big paddle wheels... Bad idea

**Jiro** · 01-25-2012, 11:07 PM

it has been around for a long time. wonder what's taking them so long. maybe it was because the original version wasn't that great.

deafsmogtech · 01-25-2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiro

it has been around for a long time. wonder what's taking them so long. maybe it was because the original version wasn't that great.

When? I didn't know that....

**Jiro** · 01-25-2012, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by deafsmogtech

When? I didn't know that....

quite a long while ago. I read about it in Popular Science magazine or something.

Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for Soldiers [Slide Show]: Scientific American

notice that the article's date is August 11, 2008. I just found that this is the company that invented it - Home. according to its "about us", looks like it was invented in 2005.

Buffalo · 01-25-2012, 11:49 PM

Plastic??? Not a good idea in Arizona where the hot sun will cause the plastic to break down.

The Highlander · 01-25-2012, 11:57 PM

I know about that in few years ago. It's have a issue due noise. Who care for Deaf driver like us.

Buffalo, Did you know that all old school tires are plastic?

Buffalo · 01-25-2012, 11:58 PM

Oh good. Bridgestone thermoplastic rib part of the tire is recyclable but still I want to know how well it stay in good shape under the hot sun. I wonder if they are more costly than the regular ones.

Bridgestone Debuts Airless Car Tire - Earth911.com

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiro

quite a long while ago. I read about it in Popular Science magazine or something.

Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for Soldiers [Slide Show]: Scientific American

notice that the article's date is August 11, 2008. I just found that this is the company that invented it - Home. according to its "about us", looks like it was invented in 2005.

Got it, I read the comment, says Michelin's Tweel proved the concept in 2006 or earlier.

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo

Plastic??? Not a good idea in Arizona where the hot sun will cause the plastic to break down.

Yeah, same thing what I am thinking of.... How about high speed on the corner?

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Highlander

I know about that in few years ago. It's have a issue due noise. Who care for Deaf driver like us.

Buffalo, Did you know that all old school tires are plastic?

No

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buffalo

Oh good. Bridgestone thermoplastic rib part of the tire is recyclable but still I want to know how well it stay in good shape under the hot sun. I wonder if they are more costly than the regular ones.

Bridgestone Debuts Airless Car Tire - Earth911.com

Still not finish business, need more time to test.... maybe they try to test on the roads in Arizona to prove if they can stand the brutal heat....

The Highlander · 01-26-2012, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafsmogtech

No

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in669888.shtml

Date from 2009.

Quote:

On a test drive on tweels, a sedan handles well enough. The biggest problem is noise, once the speed hits about 50 mph. The noise gets worse the faster you go.

And much of the tire industry might make some noise of its own about having to reinvent itself.

***VamPyroX*** · 01-26-2012, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiro

it has been around for a long time. wonder what's taking them so long. maybe it was because the original version wasn't that great.

Yeah... it's been around for years. I think the first time I read about it was 4 to 5 years ago.

***VamPyroX*** · 01-26-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by The Highlander

Airless Tires? Consider The Tweel - CBS News

Date from 2009.

One step at a time.

I'm sure that the next thing they will deal with is the noise after they've fine-tuned the structural integrity of the tires.

Not that we should be worried... we're deaf.

dereksbicycles · 01-26-2012, 10:14 AM

How does that affect vehicles with turbocharged engines? Would it improve or lessen the performance?? WOuld that make a car go faster or slower??

whatdidyousay! · 01-26-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo

Plastic??? Not a good idea in Arizona where the hot sun will cause the plastic to break down.

What about on icy roads , I am not sure I would to drive around in New England winters on plastic tires.

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

What about on icy roads , I am not sure I would to drive around in New England winters on plastic tires.

See 1st pic in OP, would be fine, other last 3rd and 4th pic, may not be good idea, I guess.

deafsmogtech · 01-26-2012, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dereksbicycles

How does that affect vehicles with turbocharged engines? Would it improve or lessen the performance?? WOuld that make a car go faster or slower??

Rubber tires

**Phillips** · 01-26-2012, 05:57 PM

Very interesting!!!

Teppo · 02-10-2012, 08:29 PM

One good point of those tires could be that the temperature doesn't mean so much.
Wide low profile tires doesn't work properly, if they were filled with air. In a hot day the air pressure might be optimal, but when it begins to rain and the temperature is lower, then it's possible that wide tyres got a water pillow under them. So have to use nitrogen in wide low profile tyres.
With plastic tyres you don't have that kind of problem. I think?

Teppo · 02-10-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

What about on icy roads , I am not sure I would to drive around in New England winters on plastic tires.

In wintertime they might get imbalanced very easy with ice and snow. Some rims doesn't work properly either.

Zeroblazer21 · 03-07-2012, 10:57 PM

as long the tires pressure is balanced it would be very effective on gas mileage get better

purplecatty · 03-14-2012, 09:48 PM

I wondered if Plastic tires or called "tweels". My concerns that if road is wet or icy, Plastic would slips easily than rubber tires.

Catty

01-25-2012, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
webexplorer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New England Posts: 5,476	new very different tires for better gas There are a rumor that Michelin Company is the first one that sells its strong plastic tire in August 2012. It will save a lot of gas. This is probably the best design I ever seen, and that makes a lot of sense to me. Here are four pictures. No worries about flat tires, refill air, nails, etc.

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deafsmogtech Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Surf City Posts: 1,592	.... How about rainy road or dive over 3 or 4 inches of water flooded on the road??? Look like Steamboat with big paddle wheels... Bad idea

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Teppo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: I live in Finland Posts: 99	One good point of those tires could be that the temperature doesn't mean so much. Wide low profile tires doesn't work properly, if they were filled with air. In a hot day the air pressure might be optimal, but when it begins to rain and the temperature is lower, then it's possible that wide tyres got a water pillow under them. So have to use nitrogen in wide low profile tyres. With plastic tyres you don't have that kind of problem. I think?

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purplecatty Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Center of the USA Posts: 3,609	I wondered if Plastic tires or called "tweels". My concerns that if road is wet or icy, Plastic would slips easily than rubber tires. Catty

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