Comment on Hyundai unveils car tires with built-in, push-button snow chains
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Anyone want to bet on this ever shipping?
This smells like something that will only ever exist as a patent for a concept.
Comment on Hyundai unveils car tires with built-in, push-button snow chains
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Anyone want to bet on this ever shipping?
This smells like something that will only ever exist as a patent for a concept.
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 1 year ago
too many delicate, moving, parts at the point, where a several thousand pound object connects to the ground, while creating great force on the tires.
Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Right?
“Hey, I got an idea, let’s add some moving parts to the most disposable part of the car.”
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 year ago
“and it will cost like 2000 buck per tyre not include installation because there’s only like 1% of the market need these thing.”
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I mean, it’s a cool concept, and I could see it working as something you could turn on to get moving after losing traction in the snow, then turn off. As a replacement for continuous use snow chains though… well you would make the tired several times more expensive, and tires aren’t cheap to being with, and they will likely fail before the winter is done with.