Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. A good rule of thumb is that a 10% reduction in curb weight will reduce fuel consumption by about 6.5%.

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Fuel Economy Economy GM Gasoline 210

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Carbon fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the material means that it’s still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Fuel Economy Auto Industry 74

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

The ProRail is known for its lightweight and durable design, utilizing carbon fiber composite TUFFSHELL ACF Type 4 CNG cylinders. The Agility BlueiQ Smart Gauge is also now standard equipment on the ProRail, reducing range anxiety by providing real-time fuel economy, fuel level, and distance to empty.

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Fuel Peterbilt Carbon Fiber Fuel Economy 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2012

These projects include the development and validation of modeling tools to deliver higher performing carbon fiber composites and advanced steels, as well as research into new lightweight, high-strength alloys for energy-efficient vehicle and truck engines. Fiber Thermoplastic Composites. carbon fiber thermoplastic composites.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon United States Fuel Economy 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

The vehicle represents the latest phase of Ford’s research into developing sustainable technology solutions that are affordable for consumers and can be produced in large volumes across the product lineup. —Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

Toyota and Lexus held their annual new product showcase the first week of June at their Plano, Texas, headquarters. Clean Fleet Report has tested many Toyota hybrid models and know this fuel economy number can easily be topped, getting in the 40+ mpg range. A Sneak Preview of the 2023 Lineups. Corolla Sedan and Hatchback.

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Lexus Toyota Production Tundra 82

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Nolan Gray, product specialist with McLare 100 7587 0 7587 0 0 7141 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 7144n, summed-up the GT succinctly: “It is a supercar first, and a touring car second.” But if interested, the EPA estimates fuel economy to be 15 mpg city/22 highway/18 combined, running on 91 octane. Talk about drawing a crowd!

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Carbon Fiber Clean Cleaning Carbon 90

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Yamaha Motor is developing hydrogen engine technology for possible use in its two-wheeled vehicles, ROV (four-wheeled recreational off-highway vehicle) series, and other products. Fukuoka City hydrogen production facility. Meanwhile, fuel economy has been kept the same. (If

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Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation 387

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2014

The Tech Award recipients were announced today by the editors of Automotive Engineering magazine, based on engineering innovation, uniqueness, potential for real-world production application and potential benefit for industry customers and end users. Ricardo’s TorqStor. Ricardo’s TorqStor. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Congress Energy 2014 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2016

Among the innovations is the use of a new type of composite made of natural flax fibers instead of carbon. The flax-fiber composite provides a weight savings of around 45% Gillard said—in the ballpark of the estimated 50% weight savings from carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Light Fuel Economy 150

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

Instead, I struggled to make this beast fit into urban parking spaces and alleyways while seemingly watching the fuel gauge march from full to empty just during the amount of time it takes to be stopped at a red light. I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined.

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F-150 Ford MPG Carbon Fiber 95

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Full commercialization of fuel cell systems using hydrogen will require advances in hydrogen storage technologies. A vehicle that achieves a fuel economy of 60 miles per kilogram of hydrogen (i.e., 350 to 700 bar) storage vessels are constructed using expensive high-strength carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fiber Hydrogen 2017 Carbon 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

An injection moldable resin, Veradel 3300 SL 30 PESU is formulated with a ternary anti-friction/anti-wear additive system comprising carbon fiber, graphite and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

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Polymer F-150 Carbon Fiber Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

of Rockledge, Florida is developing a hybrid electric turbocharger for cars and trucks that both reduces fuel consumption and improves drivability by shortening the transient response time (reducing turbo lag) during acceleration. The reduced fuel consumption will extend the effective range of the turbo vehicle. Nextech Materials.

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Exhaust Wind 2014 Motors 261

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Plasan Carbon Composites.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

Toyota’s carbon fiber closure panels for the 2017 Prius Prime and Lexus LC500 ( earlier post ), and Faurecia’s Adaptive Valve for exhaust systems employed on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado took the top honors for the module category. Weight reduction is a key contributor to improved fuel economy. pounds per vehicle.

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Chrysler 2017 Toyota Minivan 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

Audi has already launched electrified drive systems in volume production with full hybrid models with lithium-ion battery technology. In combined mode, which uses the internal combustion engine and electric motor, customers experience sporty driving performance and better fuel economy. miles) on electric power.

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Audi PHEV Concept China 253

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2010

Lightweight materials such as carbon fiber are seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the materials often mean that they are still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars.

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BMW Carbon Fiber Fuel Economy Auto Industry 78

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

The company is also running its largest display ever at NAIAS, featuring feature a broad spectrum of new products including the all-new Ford Focus, Ford Explorer, Mustang Boss 302, Ford C-MAX multi-activity vehicle and Ford F-150 with four all-new powertrains. ’re certainly not close to the limits on that.

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2016

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbon fiber as much as 50% and the energy used in its production by more than 60%. Details of the cost analysis will be shared with the prospective licensees.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Manufacturer Energy 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. Carbon Fiber Exterior. Carbon fiber curves. This is a beautiful car. Stay in front; stay happy.

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PHEV Carbon Fiber Plug-in Gasoline-Electric 76

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2015

However, lifetime fuel economy benefits often outweigh the vehicle-cycle, resulting in a net total life-cycle GHG benefit, they found. This is the case for steel replaced by wrought aluminum in all assumed cases, and for CFRP and magnesium except for high substitution ratio and low fuel reduction value.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Automated manufacturing of carbon composites addresses the key challenges in industrialization by reducing cost, improving quality, and increasing the rate and speed of production. In both engines, reductions in weight due to use of carbon composites have led to improved fuel economy and performance over previous-generation engines.

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Carbon Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Europe 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Demonstrate the joining of steel to aluminum and aluminum to carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using the existing spot welding infrastructure. Develop new coating and adhesives that enable carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic/aluminum closure panels and validate corrosion testing methods. Federal funding.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

The 2015 papers provided technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; Mirai’s newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. Fuel economy.

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Toyota Design Fuel 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

In addition to vehicle electrification and lightweighting technologies, the FOA supports technology development to reduce petroleum consumption through fuel economy improvements. The FOA contains a total of 9 Areas of Interest (AOIs). Area of Interest (AOI) 1: Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Module R&D – Integrated Power Modules.

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Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles Carbon Fiber 150

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.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer. The tailpipes terminate in the upper part of the rear end immediately above the engine; no other production vehicle uses this solution. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The aluminum Drive module combines the powertrain, high-voltage battery, suspension, crash system and structural functions, while the Life module takes the form of a passenger cell made out of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). The new BMW i8 Coupe accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds (preliminary). 360° ELECTRIC.

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BMW 2019 Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

BMW i presented a prototype of its second production vehicle, the i8 ( earlier post ), at a driving event at the BMW Group’s Miramas test track in France. With its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) passenger cell, the BMW i8 sets new standards for a plug-in hybrid vehicle in terms of low weight. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Plug-in Engine Plug 281

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program is seeking public comment on the draft of an upcoming solicitation ( DE-FOA-0000793 ) totaling more than $50 million for new research projects that will develop advanced technologies to improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite.

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This unique production process creates an engineered hinge embedded within a single composite preform of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). 223 enables the creation of 3D structures from 2D materials, opening the potential for manufacture techniques previously constrained by cost or production rate.

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Engine Batteries Battery Carbon Fiber 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

Aluminum will be very product specific; on the [new] F-150, its absolutely the right solution. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight can result in a 6%-8% fuel economy improvement. The new MMLV components are being integrated in series-production vehicles to create full vehicles and subassemblies for testing.

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Concept Carbon Fiber Vehicles Ford 284

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

million research project supported by the Canadian government to explore ways to leverage the weight-saving properties of aluminum and magnesium alloys for vehicle production. The team is developing a side impact beam to put into a current production vehicle for evaluation, Logan said. In October 2013, Chrysler entered a $3.9-million

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