Chevy's Top Secret New Vehicle Could Get Michelin's Airless Tires

We've known that Michelin has been developing what'll essentially be anairless tire for a few years now．大等优点ces such as this require time and lots of testing before mainstream production can be discussed, but a newCNNreport claims that's exactly what's happening. GM is said to holding serious talks with the tire manufacturer about developing those airless tires for the next-generationChevrolet Bolt EV．

"We want to bring the next generation of the Chevrolet Bolt with airless tires," Alexis Garcin, president of Michelin North America said. "And it's going to happen now in the next three to five years." This means that for the first time in 130 years, a new vehicle won't require having air in its tires.

That's huge and it could change the entire auto industry as a whole going forward, assuming additional makes and models adopt the technology. GM, for now, has not confirmed whether this mystery model will retain the Bolt nameplate. The Detroit automaker did acknowledge it's working on a variety of new and affordable EVs that'll carry an affordable price tag.

For reference, the Bolt normally carries a starting price of $32,500 before tax credits. But this is currently irrelevant because of thestop-sale order and recall still in placedue to potential battery fires. What we can say with confidence is that the Bolt successor will utilize the new Ultium architecture and new (and hopefully fire-proof) batteries.