Sumitomo Shows off Airless Tires on Toyota Fine-Comfort Ride Concept
Toyota is indeed Utilizing the airless tires, supplied with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, on its hydrogen-powered Fine-Comfort Ride. According to Chief Engineer Takao Sato, this is the premier time the brand is Utilizing airless tires on any car in its fleet (or aftertime fleet). due to this construction, the Sumitomo tires can compensate for the weight of the motors, he said. At this point in time, the concept tires weight around the same as its pneumatic tire. picture with Toyota Toyota is looking to add Sumitomo's airless tires to its aftertime fuel-cell car.

Toyota probes Airless Tires to Build Lighter Electric cars
as mentioned in Toyota Motor Corp. is eyeing airless tires to help lower the weigh of battery-electric & fuel-cell cars & boost performance, even though the technology is years away from being availiable for commercial Utilize. ever ever such tires comprise a band of rubber encircling a plastic-aluminum hub, the premise is that they can 1 day compensate for the weigh of the motors, he said. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., that supplied the tires & has been Analyzing them on native "kei" minicars & golf carts, said other Japanese carmakers are too interested, particularly for smaller electric cars. "For automakers, the attraction of airless tires is for electrified cars," Sato said. Iwamura tells his tires are indeed comparable in value to those filled by air.collected by :Edison Noah