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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car.

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Chalmers team develops structural battery that performs 10x better than previous versions

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, in collaboration with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fiber that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. First, the raw feedstock to make carbon fibers–just call it a “polacrylonitrile-based precursor&# –is made in Japan by a joint venture between SGL and Mitsubishi Rayon and flown to the U.S. April 7th, 2010. Japan –> U.S.

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BMW to present BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021

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Two years after unveiling the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT concept car, BMW will present the BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich in September. The fuel cell delivers an electrical output of up to 125 kW/170 hp, with water vapor as the only emission. Model-specific design elements 3D-printed.

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End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

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kWh/100 km according to NEDC) started out as a somewhat exotic specimen on the nascent market for electric vehicles, developed into a classic with unmistakable charisma already in the course of its production period and goes down in the company’s history as a pioneer of sustainable mobility. The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3

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INFINITI/Renault Sport Project Black S hints at performance hybrid powertrain, inspired by Formula 1 ERS

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The performance hybrid powertrain being explored through Project Black S features an energy recovery system (ERS) to harvest energy, deploying recovered electric power to boost power and torque. Inspired by the dual-hybrid system proven in Formula One, the technology does not yet exist in a current road car. Earlier post.).

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Aston Martin DB12 Volante, Ruf CTR3 Evo: This Month’s Manage Footage

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Scheduled to go into manufacturing in 2025, the newcomer packs a quad-turbocharged V-12 in a position to spinning to nearly 10,000 rpm, as much as 3 electrical motors, and carbon-fiber development that extends past the passenger cellular to the entrance and rear subframes.