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OCTOBER 20, 2017

As a result, Toray Group’s net sales of materials for automotive applications grew about 10% a year in the period from fiscal year 2014 to 2016 compared with about 2% annual growth for the number of global automobile production, achieving about five times the growth of automobile production.　.

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MARCH 6, 2017

—Francois Bancon, Vice President, Global Product Strategy, INFINITI. After five years as a sponsor in Formula One, INFINITI made the move to become a technical partner in 2016. Design work has been led by INFINITI’s London studio in Paddington, under the management of the INFINITI Global Design Center in Japan.

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MAY 24, 2018

Toyota projects that global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) will increase significantly after 2020 to at least 30,000 per year from today’s 3,000. Toyota’s hydrogen tanks are made of extra-thick carbon fiber and are built to withstand major impacts.

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JULY 3, 2014

This move is in line with the company’s clear strategic policy of ensuring globally-balanced growth. This will increase that plant’s annual production capacity to up to 450,000 vehicles by the end of 2016 and make Spartanburg the largest plant in the BMW Group’s international production network. Production is planned to start in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

In May 2016, OPM and Hexcel announced an initial strategic investment from Hexcel of $15 million. Hexcel is a global leader in advanced composites technology with headquarters in Connecticut and manufacturing locations worldwide.

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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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OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Subaru and Toyota are promoting efforts that include vehicle electrification, such as by introducing the jointly developed Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X BEVs, which are scheduled for global launches in mid-2022. Entering a hydrogen-engine vehicle in the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama (Toyota and Yamaha Motor).

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JANUARY 14, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this week, Ford delivered first proof of that focus with the reveal of the new Ford GT carbon-fiber supercar, as well as the new F-150 Raptor based on the new aluminum F-150 and the Shelby GT350R Mustang. They feature more suspension travel than the current Raptor’s 11.2

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 All Prius models are built around Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) and feature double-wishbone independent rear suspension.

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APRIL 19, 2016

At the 2015 CES, Toyota announced royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 fuel-cell-related patents held globally, including critical technologies developed for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Kato (2016) Click to enlarge. 5(1) doi: 10.4271/2016-01-1192. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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APRIL 3, 2015

billion) available in the period to 2016, and is the global frontrunner in e-mobility subsidies by far, according to the Q1 2015 E-Mobility Index published by consultancy Roland Berger. In terms of battery cell production, the global distribution of national value added remains largely the same as in the previously examined period.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

At the upcoming 2016 K Fair—the leading global trade fair for plastics and rubber—in Düsseldorf from 19-26 October, BASF and Hyundai will showcase some of the new lightweighting and high-performance materials technology that went into the car.

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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. GM, said Akerson, is doing a much better job optimizing mass efficiency. Clean diesel. Energy policy.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

With each of these colors there are options of contrasting colors and wood, carbon fiber or diamond-cut aluminum trim. General Motors has announced a commitment to 30 new global electric vehicles by the year 2025. Road Test: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-in Hybrid. Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. [ News: BMW iX EV.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Some 160 engineers will research innovative materials and manufacturing processes for future vehicle, starting at the end of 2016. Lightweight construction is one of the key technologies of the global automotive industry and a key differentiating feature in competition. BMW is investing about €20 million (US$22 million) in the center.

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MARCH 1, 2016

Techrules, a new China-based automotive R&D company, made its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of a Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) series hybrid system applied in a 6-motor, all-wheel drive supercar concept. The two concepts.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. Global Bioenergies S.A. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV. Audi A4 Avant g-tron.

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JULY 17, 2015

Some examples are the use of fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar substituting for wood and metal in vehicle parts, appliances and furniture products. Globally, billions of people are using this ancient grid as installed, but the enormous potential of the grid is untapped—we could be getting much more energy from it.

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