BMW Carbon Fiber Climate Change Downsizing 
Cars That Think
MARCH 29, 2022
Call it Peak ICE—the last hurrah of a technology that governments are ushering off the stage to combat climate change. You switch the mode on by dialing it up on the Ferrari’s dramatic steering wheel, which integrates a cool arc of LED lights on its carbon-fiber rim to cue drivers to shift. And don’t forget sound.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Some examples are the use of fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar substituting for wood and metal in vehicle parts, appliances and furniture products. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. The BMW-i3 and the Renault Kangoo are examples.
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