Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected for funding seven new projects to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for the next generation of cars and trucks. Improving Carbon Fiber Composites and Advanced Steel through Computational Design. Fiber Thermoplastic Composites.

Carbon Fiber 231

Carbon Fiber Carbon United States Fuel Economy 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. Plasan Carbon Composites. . $6,000,000. Zoltek Companies, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc.

Carbon Fiber 268

Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. For comparable efforts by General Motors, see earlier post.).

2015 315

2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

Carbon Fiber 210

Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The FIA caps the cost of a single F1 engine at around US $15 million, but some teams try to hide true costs to avoid penalties. The cars feature recyclable batteries and bodies made from linen and recycled carbon fiber from last year’s cars. So the performance gap remains huge, but Formula E is trying to close it.

Future 88

Future Auto Porsche Monaco 88