Bridgestone says its ""˜Air Free' concept tyre could make production in less than two years, after undergoing testing on ultra-light vehicles.
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<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">As the name suggests, the concept is a non-pneumatic tyre and consists of three main parts: an aluminium inner wheel, a rubber-based outer tread and thermoplastic resin spokes. The interlaced structure of the spokes helps the concept behave like a conventional tyre, supposedly offering the same level of manoeuvrability and stability.
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<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">""˜One of the key benefits of the concept is that there's no need to worry about punctures,' says Bridgestone's consumer sales and marketing director, Farrell Dolan. ""˜There's also no need to check tyre pressures.'
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">As the name suggests, the concept is a non-pneumatic tyre and consists of three main parts: an aluminium inner wheel, a rubber-based outer tread and thermoplastic resin spokes. The interlaced structure of the spokes helps the concept behave like a conventional tyre, supposedly offering the same level of manoeuvrability and stability.
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">""˜One of the key benefits of the concept is that there's no need to worry about punctures,' says Bridgestone's consumer sales and marketing director, Farrell Dolan. ""˜There's also no need to check tyre pressures.'
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