Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tires

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-05-airless-tyres.html

"maintenance-free and long-lasting airless tire by end decade... skeptical airless tires will ever offer comparable shock absorption as traditional tires and noise reduced sufficiently... If rolling resistance is reduced by 50 percent, it would increase the range of vehicles by 25 percent, and could be extremely valuable for car manufacturers, particularly for electric vehicles where range is a key concern"

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