Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ford Lightweight Concept. Ford Motor Company unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Dodge introduced the Charger Daytona SRT as a “concept,” but by the looks of it, it is ready to go now. The Charger EV offers a glimpse at the brand’s electric future. If the Charger Daytona SRT EV keeps this concept design of a 2-door hatchback, it will be a direct connection to the classic 1968 Charger. The Fratzog wheels.

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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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

Qoros Automotive will reveal Qoros Model K-EV, its newest high-performance electric concept car, at Shanghai Auto 2017. Qoros Model K-EV is built with “Clever Carbon Cabin” (CCC) technology, a seamlessly-integrated cabin made primarily from carbon fiber. Qoros plans to put Model K-EV into mass production in 2019.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Honda provided a first look at future EV models planned for 2026 with the Saloon and Space-Hub concepts. Honda Saloon Concept – 2024 CES Sized in the middle of Honda’s EV future. Honda Saloon Concept – 2024 CES Sized in the middle of Honda’s EV future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (B Earlier post.). The company is not disclosing the financial details of the transaction. BMW AG will not seek a seat on the Supervisory Board of SGL Carbon SE based on the new investment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). By bringing together respective technologies, the companies plan to develop a molding method with significantly shorter molding cycle. Toray Industries, Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2010

Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG at the BMW Group Future Mobility Night 2010 in Beijing. A Concept ActiveE is in the background. Ultra-light and high-strength composite CFRP (carbon fibre-reinforced plastic) will play a significant part in the materials mix, the company said. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

At the Race of Champions event in Northern Sweden, Porsche got the opportunity to show off its GT4 ePerformance project, a car that is set to define the future of electric motorsports. As a first step, we will unveil this concept to our global partners. If this is the future of motorsport, I want it.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This project will utilize a systems approach to design and demonstrate an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites door assembly through the integration of unique designs, novel materials, and manufacturing technologies and joining/assembly of subsystems. Analysis and Design Application Company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Zoltek Companies, Inc. Plasan Carbon Composites. drop-in replacement fuels). UChicago Argonne LLC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 Two of the total of four carbon fiber composite hydrogen tanks are housed under the rear seat and the other two in the luggage compartment floor. The same could be said, though, for a Passat equipped with very high energy density future batteries (along with a very fast DC charger).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Made from a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic material by SABIC, the current model of the Strati takes approximately 44 hours to print 212 layers. Local Motors built a working micro-factory on the show floor, giving a front-row seat of how cars will be made in the near future.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 11, 2017

Tesla, living up to its name, is offering technology that can be enjoyed by the future. And with its carbon fiber body, it has an excellent power-to-weight ratio. Rimac Concept One. At $980,000, the Rimac Concept One is not only a fast electric car, but also an expensive peace of automotive gem. Tesla Roadster.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

China has also widened its network of charging stations and established a cooperation network for public sector companies engaged with e-mobility solutions. This, however, is all set to change in the future, as the conditions are now in place to enable OEMs to manufacture electric cars featuring more mature technology more cheaply.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Companies that had previously received DOE SBIR or STTR funding were eligible to apply for the Phase III grants. The integration of their technology with up- and down-stream processes will reduce technical and economic risks for future scale-up to a full-scale commercial process. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. DOE Funding: $3,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Hydrogen stations are being built in these areas from industrial gas suppliers such as Linde, Air Products, Air Liquide, Iwatani and other companies such as H2 Logic, First Element and Hydrogen Frontiers are working to create these stations. This is planned to increase in the future. Earlier post.). Air Liquide.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. i3 Concept. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Techrules, a new China-based automotive R&D company, made its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of a Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) series hybrid system applied in a 6-motor, all-wheel drive supercar concept. The two concepts. Earlier post.). Power-dense cells.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

In a world premiere, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the self-driving fuel cell hybrid electric F 015 Luxury in Motion concept at the CES. Another key element of the body design concept is the innovative saloon-door-style door system featuring rear-hinged rear doors. Time and space will become the luxury of the future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Availability in other Polestar markets will be confirmed in the future. The Polestar 1 was built between 2019 and 2021 as a low-volume electric performance hybrid GT with a carbon fiber body, 609 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 124 km (WLTP)— the longest of any hybrid car in the world.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). The h-tron concept car shows that we have also mastered fuel cell technology. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The combustion engine and electric motor, battery pack, power electronics, chassis components, and structural and crash functions are all arranged within the aluminum Drive module, while the central element of the Life module is the i8’s CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) passenger cell.

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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.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

At BMW Group’s Innovation Days: Mobility of the Future briefing in Munich, the company outlined its plans for the upcoming electric Megacity Vehicle (MCV), due onto the market in 2013 ( earlier post ), as well as the new LifeDrive architecture upon which the MCV is based. Click to enlarge. Conversion cars are comparatively heavy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Daimler and BASF have developed a new joint concept electric vehicle that combines both companies’ ideas for holistic electric mobility. The smart forvision is intended to showcase technologies for electric mobility of the future. Hexagonal, transparent solar cells on the roof of the smart forvision. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Under the EQ product brand, the company is pooling its know-how related to intelligent electric mobility while offering a comprehensive e-mobility ecosystem of products, services, technologies and innovations. EQ is therefore a key part of the company’s strategy for the mobility of the future, known at Daimler as “CASE”.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The introduction of commercially feasible flying cars has been incorrectly predicted numerous times over the previous century, but with the popularity of electric vehicles in recent years, the concept appears to be gaining hold again. Today’s flight is a major step in XPENG’s exploration of future mobility.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Ford Motor Company. This project will replace the carbon anode with a Sn-Fe-C composite with twice the volumetric energy density of carbon, and provide a high energy cathode.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Although the basic concept of the Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)— a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems—was retained in the second generation, virtually every component was refined. To this end, we need substantial expertise within the company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

General Electric Company, GE Research. The proposed system will consist of optimally sized fuel-to-electric power conversion devices; metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) and turbogenerators using carbon-neutral synfuel. Flux-Switching Machine Based All-Electric Power Train for Future Aircraft; $854,495.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV. The concept study offers sports car-like performance. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The last three letters of the vehicle’s name, the CatalIST, stand for “International SuperTruck,” referencing the company’s International commercial truck brand. Innovative use of lighter-weight carbon-fiber panels in the upper body, roof headers, back panel, and dash panel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

Secretary Moniz also announced that two innovative projects at CALSTART and the National Association of Regional Councils will receive $3 million to develop systems that help companies combine their purchasing of advanced vehicles, components, and infrastructure to reduce incremental cost and achieve economies of scale.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Second, many newcomers to the e-bike industry just aren’t prepared to drop several thousand dollars on a brand-new concept, making this price range critical for many first-time e-bike shoppers. The company also has longer-range batteries for the XP 3.0 Ah (375 Wh) Weight : 21 kg (46 lb) Price : $799 Lectric XP 3.0 The XP 3.0

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