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MAY 26, 2022

Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, is partnering with Honeywell and DENSO, who will co-develop and manufacture the Lilium Jet’s electric motor that will power the Lilium Jet’s engines. It will utilize lightweight material such as carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Supported by a grant from the Niche Vehicle Network, supported by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK, the project will adapt the design of the Yamaha Tricity 300 to replace its combustion engine with a fully electric powertrain with fast-charging capability and a targeted 100 mile operating range.

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JUNE 20, 2022

Viritech, an engineering company developing hydrogen powertrain solutions, is partnering with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar. As the tanks have to withstand extremely high pressure (up to 700 bar or 700 times atmospheric pressure), they are very heavy, even when constructed with carbon fiber.

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Pininfarina Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Mariner 344

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

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

As volumes, increase production will be extended to a new plant dedicated to hydrogen storage systems that Faurecia is building in Allenjoie, France. It supports the ambition shared with our partner Plug Power to build a unique end-to-end green hydrogen and fuel cell value chain and new value-generating activities in France.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. In 2017, CEO Elon Musk said that he pushed his Tesla engineers to look into integrating solar cells on Model 3 , but they concluded that it wasn’t worth it at the time. Electrek’s Take This is pretty cool.

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Solar Building Tesla Carbon Fiber 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

The agreement will establish a joint venture (JV) for a world class engine manufacturing and aftersales facility in Saudi Arabia. An MoU between Saudi Aramco and HHI that extends the existing collaboration to develop ship building, engine manufacturing, refining, and petrochemicals. Hyundai Oilbank. GS Holdings.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2023

At the time, the company shared photos of early work on prototypes of smaller Neutron structural elements, as well as progress building the giant molds that will be used to ‘lay up’ the rocket’s carbon fiber composite tanks and airframe.

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Carbon Fiber Virginia Carbon Building 137

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Stellantis has certainly gotten its money’s worth out of the Hellcat engine, but the good times appear to almost be over. The Final Edition truck gets a unique interior with TRX stitching, special infotainment graphics, an interior badge showing the model’s build number, and carbon fiber accents.

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Carbon Fiber Production Dodge MPH 105

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

(CYT) has acquired an equity position in C-CON Holdings GmbH, a leader in engineering, design and process development. C-CON, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, is a recognized engineering partner to several European automotive OEM companies including BMW Group, Daimler, VW and Audi.

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Teslarati

MARCH 3, 2022

In a move reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starbase Starship factory and launch sites, Rocket Lab plans to build and launch its Neutron rocket in more or less adjacent facilities within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Starship, Falcon 9, and Neutron to scale.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

Divergent 3D’s strategic partner Altran ( earlier post ), a global automotive and aerospace engineering services provider, also invested in this round. Nodes join aerospace-grade carbon fiber tubing into standardized building objects, resulting in an industrial-strength chassis that can be assembled in a matter of minutes.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 15, 2023

In case you missed it last time around, Alfa celebrated its 100th anniversary of the Quadrifoglio performance brand by building a hundred copies each of the Giulia and Stelvio equipped with a limited-edition 100th Anniversary trim. turbocharged V6 engine good for 505 rampant Italian horsepower.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2017

It also aims to further facilitate CO 2 reductions while simultaneously increasing engine output. The technology is destined for application in future McLaren engines. The project will also improve the UK’s development and production capabilities of low-CO 2 internal combustion engine technology.

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Parts Carbon Fiber BMW Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

Volvo Car Group and engineering company Flybrid Automotive, part of the Torotrak Group, have been conducting UK tests of lightweight Flybrid flywheel KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) technology. The test car applies flywheel technology to the rear axle, while the combustion engine drives the front wheels. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Carbon Fiber Fuel Vehicles 299

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

If the energy in the flywheel is combined with the combustion engine’s full capacity, it will give the car an extra 80 horsepower. If the energy in the flywheel is combined with the combustion engine’s full capacity, it will give the car an extra 80 horsepower. The carbon fiber wheel spins in a vacuum to minimize frictional losses.

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Volvo Carbon Fiber Fuel Cars 354

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ford engineers took a holistic approach to weight reduction by incorporating advanced materials into the entire design of the vehicle, including powertrain, chassis, body, battery ( earlier post ) and interior features such as seats. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2016

Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume.

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Carbon Fiber BMW Range Carbon 60

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2009

plan to jointly develop technology to boost the fuel efficiency of engines for small passenger jets by up to 30%. The companies then would use the technology to build an advanced engine in partnership with American and British firms. The effort will center around lightweight materials and a retooled engine design.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2023

If there’s one thing at which Stellantis excels, besides stuffing the largest engine they can find into most of their models, it’s the creation of endless special editions to create a bit of buzz. This time, the subjects need no further promotion – but they’re getting it anyway. Price for the package sits at $3,995.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

EOS has entered a technical partnership with Williams Grand Prix Engineering and Williams Advanced Engineering. Carbonmide (carbon fiber reinforced polyamide) at Williams is being used for production parts on Formula One cars in conjunction with carbon composite laminates where improved strength is required.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

That said, there will be multiple production Honda EVs based on the 0 Series building blocks. Mibe explained that 0 Series underpinnings will be used as common building blocks for the Afeela electric sedan set to be sold by Sony-Honda in 2026. Honda 0 Saloon concept No carbon fiber. Acura is being handled differently.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

Building upon this proven track record, the new ProRail brings with it a series of advancements and new standard features. The ProRail is known for its lightweight and durable design, utilizing carbon fiber composite TUFFSHELL ACF Type 4 CNG cylinders.

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Fuel Peterbilt Carbon Fiber Fuel Economy 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

New to LF-LC and derived from project LFA, LF-LC leverages Lexus’ in-house experience in marrying carbon fiber and aluminium alloy materials to achieve a light body mass. The Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive features an Atkinson cycle combustion engine mated to an advanced high-energy battery pack. Click to enlarge.

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Lexus Hybrid Concept Carbon Fiber 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Lightweighting has been a key tool for improving the fuel economy of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles over the past years. For the report, Lux collected data on 64 model year 2019 BEVs to build a data set on BEV range and performance. The consequence, however, is that performance-driven lightweighting is far less necessary.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2023

As Alfa celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Quadrifoglio performance brand, the plan is to build – you guessed it – a hundred copies of the limited-edition 100th Anniversary Quadrifoglio trim. Look for touches like unique wheels, carbon fiber mirror caps, and a dark grille. Let’s start with the Stelvio.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Grantee Description.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. —Matthias Erb, Executive Vice President, Engineering & Planning, Volkswagen Group of America. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2012

building materials to compensate for the additional battery weight. blades, doors and visible carbon components. The core competencies of SGL Group in material sciences and carbon fiber-based preliminary products are complemented by the market and engineering technical. Benteler-SGL is. Benteler-SGL GmbH & Co.

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Austria Production Carbon Fiber Automobile Manufacturer 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In addition to the technological equivalents of features found on combustion engines, such as charge air coolers, air filters, control units and sensors, the BMW Group also developed special hydrogen components for its new fuel cell system. The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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BMW Hydrogen Fleet Lithium Ion 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

are working to develop technology for producing carbon fiber at low cost. will build a production line for polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a high-function resin, at its Kashima plant in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is used in components around engines and control parts inside motors. Toray Industries Inc. and Teijin Ltd.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Eight projects are aimed at improvements including developing and demonstrating dual-fuel or dedicated natural gas engine technologies for high-efficiency medium and heavy-duty vehicles to reduce petroleum usage and developing advanced computational fluid dynamics models to accelerate the development of advanced engine technologies.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Divergent 3D, a manufacturing technology company focused on the automotive sector, has entered into a global development partnership with engineering research and development (ER&D) firm Altran. The partnership comes shortly following Divergent 3D’s signing a strategic partnership letter of intent with top-ten global automaker PSA Group.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen. The base Ghibli engine is a Ferrari-based 3.0-liter Acceleration is strong and builds as you glide through the gears. Pretty and powerful.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 4, 2023

Not only does it entail an improved engines, but also those three letters also rework the cars’ whole character. The latest generation swapped the rear-wheel drive and V8 engine for a brand-new layout with hybrid powertrain and AWD that puts out 670 horsepower. You can build your own AMG look Yes, and the very best ones.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L Rear view, with engine compartment with air intake labeled. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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