Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. The joint venture will be operated through two companies, one based in North America (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC), and the other in Germany (SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG).

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Carbon Fiber BMW Carbon Mitsubishi 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Amid the ongoing shift toward connected, autonomous, shared, and electric (CASE) automobiles, automotive companies are transforming their business models to realize more lightweight and multifunctional next-generation vehicles. CSP’s French operation is installing a new sheet molding compound line. © AZL Aachen GmbH.

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Czech Republic Production Carbon Fiber Portugal 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Royal DSM says a combination of two of its most innovative thermoplastics technologies has resulted in high performance pressure vessels that are ideally suited for use as lightweight fuel tanks for automobiles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) or hydrogen.

Carbon Fiber 210

Carbon Fiber Polymer Carbon Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

research vehicle (the “125” marking 125 years of the automobile), a fuel-cell plug-in hybrid with a range of more than 1,000 km (621 miles) that anticipates more than two generations of vehicles to 2025 and beyond. This means that future MOFs can be flexibly installed in the body structure. Mercedes-Benz F 125!

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Mercedes Hydrogen Plug-in Plug 334

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

Since 2008, installed wind and solar capacity in Germany tripled. Not only will the stationary installations at our plants soon be networked to keep the grid stable, but so will our vehicles. These components are being delivered to all automobile and engine plants of the BMW Group production network. Source: neon.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

The collaborative project is intended ultimately to set the stage for innovative breakthroughs in future commercial automobiles. Mustang engine, used a combination of carbon fiber, Torlon, epoxy, ceramic and metal. The original Polimotor was developed by Matti Holtzberg in the 1980s. liter Duratec engine.

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Carbon Fiber Polymer Carbon Engine 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Their processing capability does not yet meet the required industrial production rates, particularly in the automobile industry, in part due to the number of units to be produced, environmental standards, and so on. Fiber-reinforced composites have been developed in close collaboration with fiber producers (carbon fiber, glass fiber, etc.);

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Companies Netherlands Carbon Fiber Industrial 225