{"id":97795,"date":"2021-10-04T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasticsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fmichelin-use-recycled-plastics-tires"},"modified":"2021-09-29T14:11:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T12:11:01","slug":"michelins-airless-tire-tested-and-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/michelins-airless-tire-tested-and-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"MICHELIN\u2019s airless tire, tested and approved!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>Unveiled for the first time two years ago at the Movin&#8217;On sustainable mobility summit, Michelin&#8217;s airless prototype tire, has taken another step forward, this time winning over the public. Mr. JWW and Gercollector, two automotive youtubers, were also able to test MICHELIN Uptis in real-life conditions on public roads. &#8221; Can\u2019t wait to see it roll out on cars &#8221; , &#8220;amazing comfort&#8221;: the MICHELIN Uptis tire definitely fulfilled its contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mr JWW and Gercollector talk about their experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>By loading the video, you agree to YouTube&#8217;s privacy policy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en&amp;gl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load video<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock YouTube<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iTWljaGVsaW4gVVBUSVMgRHJpdmluZyBFeHBlcmllbmNlIC0gSUFBIE11bmljaCAyMDIxIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC92Mm5pU3BvZV9zaz9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A positive feedback confirmed by Cyrille Roget, Michelin Group Technical and Scientific Communications Director: \u00ab&nbsp;<em>our greatest satisfaction came at the end of the demonstration when our passengers said they felt no difference compared with conventional tires.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michelin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/06-09-21_IAA_Michelin-37.jpg\" alt=\"06-09-21_IAA_Michelin-37\" class=\"wp-image-59044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MICHELIN Uptis, an illustration of MICHELIN&#8217;s expertise in high-tech materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for air is eliminated with a revolutionary structure capable of supporting the vehicle, while also delivering a safe, comfortable ride. This is a technological challenge that Michelin&#8217;s R&amp;D teams have been able to meet, thanks in particular to the Group&#8217;s high level of expertise in high-tech materials. The Group intends to take advantage of this expertise acquired over more than 130 years to accelerate the development of new fields beyond tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Did you know ? MICHELIN Uptis also means benefits for the environment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michelin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/uptis_anti-crevaison_EN.jpg\" alt=\"uptis_anti-crevaison_EN\" class=\"wp-image-59267\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*In-house \u201cscrapyard\u201d survey (2012-2015) based on a sample of 135,000 tires and extrapolated on a global scale (~1 billion end-of-life tires are discarded\/year).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn more:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michelin.com\/en\/news\/michelin-reaches-a-new-milestone-in-its-all-sustainable-approach\/\">&gt; Michelin reaches a new milestone in its all Sustainable approach &lt;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In one tire, we can process up to 143 yogurt cups and around 12.5 PET bottles with the high-tech re&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Michelin to make tyres containing recycled plastic by 2024 - MICHELIN Uptis, the airless prototype tire was fitted to the e-Mini at the Munich Motor Show, was unanimously approved. 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