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NIO launches ES6 electric SUV starting at $52K and 317-mile range

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The electric SUV starts at a pre-subsidy price of 358,000 RMB (US$52,000), and is available now for public pre-order via the NIO app, with delivery to start in June 2019. The ES6 sports the only body design with a hybrid structure of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber in its class. seconds for the top model.

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Lightning Hybrids’ lightweight composite accumulator for hydraulic hybrid systems

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Lightning Hybrids originally designed its own lightweight composite accumulator made of a thin steel or aluminum vessel wrapped with carbon fiber composite material. Steelhead Composites manufactures accumulators from aluminum tubing and spun carbon fiber. The hydraulic hybrid accumulator system. Click to enlarge.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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All the TGI versions comply with the highest crash safety standards. SEAT’s most efficient compact car has been upgraded to deliver 130PS of power versus the 110PS previously available. TGI EVO benefits from a third high-strength steel CNG tank, to add to the two new composite carbon fiber tanks located under the trunk floor.