Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2014
The carbon fiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb). By day the solar cells recharge the 400kg / 881 lb lithium batteries which allow the plane to fly at night. Earlier post.). A plane so big and light has never been built before.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014. Click to enlarge. The combination of a new 3-cylinder, 1.5-liter
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
In 2014 he and another graduate student, Mary Nguyen, partnered with the Range of Motion Project , a nonprofit that provides prosthetic devices to people around the world who can't afford them. The Ability Hand contains six motors housed in a carbon fiber casing. Its battery recharges in an hour, the company says.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2013
The BMW i8 will make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month and arrive in BMW showrooms in 2014. 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.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2016
kWh pack), which Audi presented in November 2014. Every tank is made up of several layers: the inner tank made with gas-tight polyamide is wrapped in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). Earlier post.) The torque can be varied continuously for both axles. mi)—i.e.,
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbon fiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Earlier post , earlier post.). Also at the event, Mitchell L. i3 Concept. i8 Concept Roadster. Click to enlarge. i8 Concept Roadster.
Baua Electric
JULY 11, 2023
And quantity can also be reached best upcoming riding indisposed the price of the era, which depends upon valuable metals, precision production and dear carbon fiber-wrapped tanks. The primary-generation Mirai debuted in December 2014. “Once we hit a tipping point, there will be explosive expansion.”
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