Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 12, 2010
2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. First, the raw feedstock to make carbon fibers–just call it a “polacrylonitrile-based precursor&# –is made in Japan by a joint venture between SGL and Mitsubishi Rayon and flown to the U.S.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
million) grant from the Bavaria FIT program under the Bavarian undersecretary of the state of Katja Hessel to fund the development of a novel carbon-fiber precursor with revised properties. The objective of the company is to develop and supply carbon fiber precursor exclusively for SGL Group and European production.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
Consortium members include fuel cell component suppliers, academic institutions and the BMW Group. W/cm 2 at 0.6V, less than 10% power degradation after 6,000 hours, and with a technical and economic assessment showing a cost of less than €50/kW (US$57/KW) at a 50,000 annual production scale. DANA Holding Corp.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Carbon Fiber Exterior. Carbon fiber curves. The exterior, constructed completely of lightweight carbon fiber, was responsible for head-snapping whiplash among passersby. News: 2023 BMW XM PHEV Revealed. Road Test: BMW Takes the Middle Road. Road Test: 2021 BMW 330e PHEV.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 30, 2022
We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. Road Test: 2022 BMW i4 M50. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Road Test: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-in Hybrid. News: BMW iX EV.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
With a twist of a couple latches off comes the removable carbon fiber roof, letting in the open air. Set high on the fenders, the lights blend into the long carbon fiber hood, which leads to a sweptback windshield and onto the removable roof. News: BMW Adds iPeformance. Designed to slip through the air.
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