Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2013

CFRP = carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, GFRP = glass-fiber reinforced plastic, HSS = high-strength steel, c = fuel-mass coefficient). Further investigations would be needed to reduce uncertainties around the life cycle environmental benefits of using magnesium alloys and carbon-fiber reinforced plastics in vehicles.

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Emissions Energy Ford Vehicles 247

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. Buckley, R.,

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Carbon Fiber Polymer Carbon Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

the development of carbon-fiber-reinforced FDM feedstock materials to produce strong, lightweight components. BMW, for example, uses FDM at its plant in Regensburg, Germany, not only for vehicle design prototyping, but some direct digital manufacturing of hand-tools for automobile assembly and testing.

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Manufacturer Production Carbon Fiber Parts 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

However, the distributed, non-synchronous, and weather-dependent nature of the resources causes specific challenges when integrating them into power systems. These components are being delivered to all automobile and engine plants of the BMW Group production network.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). Manufacturing energy use and emissions.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

As EVs are gaining traction, advancements in battery technology, fast-charging infrastructure, and increased range are redefining the landscape of automobiles. Lightweight materials like carbon fiber composites and aluminum alloys improve fuel efficiency and vehicle performance while maintaining structural integrity.

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India Auto Global Parts 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Other awards included funding for renewable energy resources, industrial and building energy efficiency, a modernized electricity grid, cleaner fossil fuels, and the next generation of nuclear power. Included among the selected projects is one for algal biofuels, three for vehicle technologies and four for fuel cells.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

The 2015 papers provided technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; Mirai’s newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Hasegawa, T., Imanishi, H.,

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Toyota Design Fuel 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Advanced Materials for Lightweight Vehicles Lightweight materials in automobile structures can provide significant fuel savings, but they also must be able to withstand or absorb the energy of impact in order to protect occupants in collisions.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 210

Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Companies committed to developing such products are now sprouting up, and other giant organizations that have another background such as China’s Xpeng, are allocating resources to this ambitious goal. Xpeng and Flying Cars. The XPeng X2 has two modes of operation: manual and autonomous.

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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

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. Clay Dean, Director of Advanced Design for GM North America. Group (SAIC).

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

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 96

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The driver can program times for charging as well as preheating or cooling and adapt them to his or her requirements, such as departure time, so as to save resources and costs. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. Second life. Fuel cell technology.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150