Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

At the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Ford Motor Company displayed a prototype carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) hood. The prototype hood weighs more than 50% less than a standard steel version. Reducing the amount of finishing work required to acceptable standards. Meeting requirements for painting.

Carbon Fiber 294

Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Downsizing 294

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Most of the projects will support the goals of EV Everywhere, an Energy Department program that aims to make PEVs as affordable and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Demonstrate the joining of steel to aluminum and aluminum to carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using the existing spot welding infrastructure.

Vehicles 150

Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

You switch the mode on by dialing it up on the Ferrari’s dramatic steering wheel, which integrates a cool arc of LED lights on its carbon-fiber rim to cue drivers to shift. million; by those cockeyed standards, the SF90 is a relative bargain. The SF90 also beat its previous record holder, the LaFerrari, by 0.7 km circuit.

Plug-in 96

Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 96