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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing carbon fiber composites for lightweight structures. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. The cost to manufacture the carbon fiber is high.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal unveils eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at 2022 Farnborough International Airshow

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The team of engineers and designers utilized the automotive industry’s reductive design approach to create the light-weight interior cabin, which is made of forged carbon fiber. —Jaiwon Shin. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers.

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Workhorse releases specs for coming W-15 extended range electric pickup

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gasoline-powered range extender. Composite body with carbon fiber. kW power export that allows tools to be plugged directly into the battery power source without the truck running. Preliminary specifications announced today include: 75 MPGe fuel efficiency in all-electric operation. 0-60 miles per hour in 5.5

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Qoros to unveil Model K-EV concept at Shanghai Auto 2017; Koenigsegg drive-line technology

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The Qoros Model K-EV will feature an individually powered, high-performance, all-wheel drive system, utilizing the same high performance electric drive-line technology also found in Koenigsegg’s Regera , the limited production plug-in hybrid supercar designed by the Swedish supercar manufacturer.

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2,150 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickups under letters of intent by fleets

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If needed, the on-board gasoline generator will then operate after battery power has been depleted, extending the range. To reduce weight, the W-15’s body panels are made of a carbon fiber composite which also have the benefit of being rustproof.

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The upcoming FOA may include the following areas of interest (AOI): Advanced Technology Battery Cell Development. Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles. Traction drive systems should be demonstrated as meeting these targets through dynamometer testing.

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$3M Award Supports Production of New Multi-tasking Fuzzy Fiber Nanomaterial; Energy Applications

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Nicknamed “fuzzy fiber” by its inventor at UDRI, Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-XTM) is the first tailored nanomaterial capable of being produced in sizes and quantities large enough to make them affordable and viable for large-scale commercial use. But in doing so, electrical and thermal conductivity inherent to metals is lost.