Michelin testing airless tires in real-world conditions on French mail vans
Trafic, among others. This is one of the bigger vans in La Poste's fleet, the service also owns thousands of smaller Renault Kangoo-type vans, and Michelin hopes the tire will help La Poste reduce service-related downtime.
Once the pilot program is in full swing, La Poste will send its Uptis-riding vans on routes around Lesquin, Valenciennes and Douai in the north of France, near the border with Belgium. Regardless of which route they end up on, they're sure to turn heads: the Uptis tire is airless, so it relies on a series of flexible fins to support the weight of the vehicle. It's see-through, and it's certainly not a subtle modification.
We expect that more details about Michelin's pilot project will emerge in the coming months.
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