Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2019
In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. In comparison, the CFRP battery enclosure is around 40 percent lighter.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2015
With the mixed-flow turbine wheel, the moment of inertia is low, the electrically operated wastegate works extremely precisely and intercooler integrated into the intake manifold results in short distances for the gas mixture to travel. This means that in the compression phase, the engine only has to compress as much gas as a 1.4
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2016
The new DOE funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0001622 ) focuses on the second of these pathways which is focused on securing applications for projects that will develop CO 2 -utilization technologies that produce useful products at lower cost than currently available technologies, without generating additional greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2013
While reducing vehicle weight (lightweighting) by replacing steel and iron with alternatives such as aluminum, magnesium, and composites decreases fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions during vehicle use, it can increase energy consumption and GHG emissions during vehicle production. Hyung Chul Kim and Timothy J. Click to enlarge.
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 Comparison of electric drive fuel consumption (kWh/100 miles). By comparison, a Volkswagen Polo is slightly longer (156.3 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2020
In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor. Relocating the air intake manifold and optimizing the gas channel separator electrodes and seals has resulted in a 12% increase in power output over the first-gen stack (128 kW, up from 114 kW).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2010
This subtopic seeks research and development projects on novel lubricant formulations expected to improve the efficiency of advanced combustion regime engines by at least 10% (improvement based on comparison to similarly configured 2002 or later commercially available combustion engine). Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.
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