Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

These government entities collaborate with companies to make material advancements that could save industry millions of dollars in fuel and maintenance across sectors. Carpenter Technology Corporation will partner with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for this project.

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Hydrogen Vehicles Carbon Fiber Maintenance 207

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 Powertrain friction and wear reduction.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Demonstrate the joining of steel to aluminum and aluminum to carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using the existing spot welding infrastructure. Develop new coating and adhesives that enable carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic/aluminum closure panels and validate corrosion testing methods. Federal funding.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

WAVE is a Range Extending Series Hybrid that features a microturbine Range Extender generator developed by Capstone Turbine Corporation. Turbines are also appealing because of their few moving parts, low maintenance requirements and lighter weight. Laydon Composites Ltd.; and Whiting.

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Li-ion Peterbilt Range Electric Vehicles 371

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

—Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation President/CEO. Two tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at 70 MPa (approximately 700 bars or 10,000 psi). Middle layer: carbon fiber reinforced plastic (structural element).

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Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 296

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2012

MOVE projects aim to engineer light-weight, affordable natural gas tanks for vehicles as well as to develop natural gas compressors that can efficiently fuel a natural gas vehicle at home. Corporation. Eaton Corporation will develop an at-home natural gas. transfer compressed natural gas more efficiently to light-duty.

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Gas Eaton Low Cost Vehicles 225