Green Car Congress

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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Hydrogen Toyota 2020 Production 321

Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

While India has a position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, its motor vehicle penetration per capita remains significantly lower compared to the global average. As EVs are gaining traction, advancements in battery technology, fast-charging infrastructure, and increased range are redefining the landscape of automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

In collaboration with KraussMaffei, Henkel has developed a process for the manufacture of components based on glass or carbon fiber and using high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) technology that creates a surface quality good enough for automobile exteriors.

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Carbon Fiber Production Carbon Manufacturer 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2016

Among the projects selected are one by GM and EPRI of California to improve welding techniques for automobile manufacturing and power plant builds in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Harper International Corp.

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Manufacturer EPRI Lithium Sulfur Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

—Rein Borggreve, Global Research and Technology Director at DSM. Now it’s time for the next step, with advanced thermoplastic composites.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Insight Volvo 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

the development of carbon-fiber-reinforced FDM feedstock materials to produce strong, lightweight components. The company holds 380 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally. The project targets two main objectives: the development of in-process inspection to assure part quality and suitability for service; and.

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Manufacturer Production Carbon Fiber Parts 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The Dynamics Center, a large storage and transshipment facility, provides the global BMW and MINI dealership organization with original parts and equipment. These components are being delivered to all automobile and engine plants of the BMW Group production network. BMW Group Plant Landshut.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

has signed a long-term basic supply agreement with the aerospace and defence company EADS to supply carbon fiber prepreg for aircraft application primarily for Airbus S.A.S. The agreement this time enables a framework for Toray to directly supply a wider range of products, including its high-performance carbon fiber prepreg to EADS.

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Carbon Fiber Supplies Carbon 2008 186

Green Car Congress

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. It would not be an overstatement to say that the very quality of automobiles depends on nanoscale analysis technologies. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

The Teijin Group recently unveiled a super-lightweight electric concept car made with proprietary materials and technologies including carbon fiber composites, polycarbonate resins and bio-derived polyester. The body incorporates a core structure made of carbon fiber composite material. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Carbon Fiber Cars Automobile 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

By comparison, today’s typical automobile weighs more than 1,500 kilograms and is three times as long. In addition, today’s automobiles require more than 10 square meters of parking space and are parked more than 90% of the time. Autonomous operation. Autonomous operation. Clay Dean, Director of Advanced Design for GM North America.

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 10, 2022

XPeng accomplished the first global public flight of its electric flying car the XPeng X2 at Skydive Dubai. The demonstration flight, which took place on the first day of the GITEX Global tech show at the Dubai World Trade Center, was witnessed by over 150 people. XPeng X2 First Test Flight.

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Cars Carbon Fiber Re-Charge China 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. The production of the i3 marks the first time an automobile manufacturing plant in Germany has installed wind turbines on site to directly power production.)

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BMW New York London Production 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

—Ted Klaus, Acura NSX Global Development Leader. Utilizing Global and local optimization routines, each casting and extrusion was analyzed for potential weight savings. The front floor panels are constructed of carbon fiber core. Carbon Fiber Core Floor. Driving modes. Ablation Cast Nodes.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. 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. Yes, behind my helmeted head there’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 94

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Formula E , the FIA’s offshoot of the global spectacle that is Formula 1 , has gone from awkward baby steps to sprint-level speed in just eight years. The cars feature recyclable batteries and bodies made from linen and recycled carbon fiber from last year’s cars.

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Future Auto Porsche Monaco 87

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

At the special high-voltage competence center near Ingolstadt, the focus is on the development of complete systems: packaging, cooling, validation and, in partnership with body development, integration into the automobile. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell.

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