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Toray and Gordon Murray unveil carbon-fiber T-Wave AR1 Concept EV Sports Car

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27 city EV, earlier post ) to create the T-Wave AR1, a concept EV two-seater to demonstrate the extreme weight savings possible with Toray’s carbon fiber composites. The T-Wave AR1 has a range of 185 km (115 miles) and a top speed of 147 km/h (91 mph). Toray has teamed up with Gordon Murray Design (creator of the T.27 T-Wave AR1.

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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As quick reference comparisons, both the GM EV1 and Volkswagen’s XL1 had drag coefficients of approximately 0.19; the Mercedes-Benz A-Class comes in at approximately 0.22; the Tesla Model 3 at 0.23. The rolling road accommodates full-size vehicles, with air and rolling road speeds coordinated up to 180 mph.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor. The Mirai provides excellent everyday driving performance, for example accelerating from 25 mph to 45 mph in 2.8 The new, smaller stack allowed the switch to rear-wheel drive.

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Audi to offer new R8 e-tron EV on request; almost 2x pack capacity, 280-mile range with new Li-ion technology (update 1)

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Audi is presenting the second generation of its high-performance R8 sports car at the upcoming Geneva show, featuring new V10 engines, newly developed quattro drive, and a new multimaterial Audi Space Frame (ASF) combining aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). mph) or 250 km/h (155.3 Audi R8 V10. Click to enlarge.

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Successful First Flight for Solar-Powered Electric Airplane

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A rendering of the HB-SIA prototype above a commercial A340 to show comparison of wingspan and scale. Solar Impulse is built round a carbon fibre-honeycomb composite using a sandwich structure. 120 carbon fibre ribs placed at 50 cm intervals profile these two layers and give the body its aerodynamic shape. Click to enlarge.

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

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Powered by four independent, carbon-sleeve electric motors, four inverters and gearboxes, and software-controlled torque vectoring, the Nevera packs a whopping 1,914 hp. In comparison, the Tesla Model S Plaid has a 0 to 60 mph in 1.99 It can sprint from 0 to 60 in 1.74

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Audi to introduce entry-level e-tron model with smaller battery pack, less range

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By comparison, the 55 quattro features a 95 kWh battery with up to 255.4 A product of the carbon-neutral Audi Brussels plant, the e-tron 50 quattro combines a high level of efficiency with strong and instantly accessible performance. lb-ft) of torque, and are capable of propelling the electric SUV from 0 to 62 mph in 7.0

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