Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2016
SGL Group brings its long-established expertise as a component developer to the project, and is responsible for the development of the gas diffusion layers (GDL), which will be manufactured based on carbon fibers. Gerd Wingefeld, Chief Technology Officer at SGL Group.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
The drive components (motor, two-stage 1-speed transmission) of the HyMotion are in the engine compartment of the car as are the hydrogen fuel cell stack; the cooling system; a tri-port converter that regulates the voltage between the electric motor, the fuel cell and the lithium-ion battery; and the turbo compressor. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2014
The power electronics converts the direct current (DC) stored in the battery to alternating current (AC). These include: The possibility of an unbalanced work load for each operator due to different bill of materials; The restricted workshop area ensures optimal safety control; Flexible production equipment enables optimized process design.
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