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Michelin with Proterra to develop a tire optimized for ebuses

Proterra is partnering with Michelin to develop a tire optimized for battery electric bus operations in urban areas. The tire is called Michelin X InCity Energy Z and is being developed in order to reduce rolling resistance, increase load-carry capacity and leverage superior traction, resulting in i...

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Depot-first autonomy for European smartbuses

For more than a decade, autonomous buses have been “almost ready.” Demonstrations with safety drivers began around 2015, and ten years later, this is still largely what we see. The reason is not a lack of ambition – it is physics, safety, and economics. Autonomous buses on city streets a...

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Michelin with Proterra to develop a tire optimized for ebuses

Proterra is partnering with Michelin to develop a tire optimized for battery electric bus operations in urban areas. The tire is called Michelin X InCity Energy Z and is being developed in order to reduce rolling resistance, increase load-carry capacity and leverage superior traction, resulting in i...