Carbon Fiber Climate Concept Waste 
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The Audi e-tron concept. a high-performance electric sports car featuring four drive motors—two each at the front and rear axles—making the concept car a true quattro. Lightweight construction was a top priority for the e-tron concept car. All add-on parts—doors, covers, sidewalls and roof—are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2013
Technical targets for the DOE plug-in vehicle program fall into four areas: battery R&D; electric drive system R&D; vehicle lightweighting; and advanced climate control technologies. Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
Technical targets in the Blueprint fall into four areas: battery R&D; electric drive system R&D; vehicle lightweighting; and advanced climate control technologies. Climate control technologies. Another approach to cabin pre-conditioning is to utilize waste heat generated within the battery and/or charging circuit during charging.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2015
Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. A heat pump removes waste heat from electrical components for thermal management and for interior climate control—an important efficiency module of the overall concept.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2010
Audi introduced a new electric sportscar concept at the North American International Auto Show, its second following the introduction of the initial e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Audi e-tron Concepts. All add-on parts—doors, lids, sidewalls and roof—are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris. Additive Manufacturing of Amorphous Metal Soft Magnetic Composites - $1,900,000.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2014
Other projects focus on advancing lightweight materials research to help electric vehicles increase their range and reduce battery needs, and developing advanced climate control technologies that reduce energy used for passenger comfort and increase the drive range of plug-in electric vehicles. Ford Motor Company. Liox Power. Eaton Corp.
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