Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The 8-month project will provide an overview of existing solutions for battery casings, evaluate the advantages of multi-material approaches, derive component design and production concepts and evaluate them in terms of performance and cost. CSP’s French operation is installing a new sheet molding compound line. © AZL Aachen GmbH.

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Czech Republic Production Carbon Fiber Portugal 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

ProRail systems are installed on one or both sides of the vehicle’s frame rail. Gen5 ProRail installed on a Peterbilt 567. 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

JULY 1, 2022

The BMW i3’s independent vehicle architecture consists of a drive module as an aluminum chassis, which carries the e-drive, the suspension and the high-voltage battery as well as a passenger cell made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) called the life module.

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BMW Production Wind Energy Storage 435

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The ES6 sports the only body design with a hybrid structure of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber in its class. Structural elements made of high-strength carbon fiber make the ES6 lighter and more solid. The ES6 features a lightweight design and drag coefficient Cd of 0.28

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SUV Miles Range Carbon Fiber 285

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

This includes, but is not limited to, novel tank designs and cost reduction concepts; carbon fiber reduction or elimination; Type III and Type IV tanks with alternative liner materials; conformable tank designs; alternative operating conditions (e.g., Currently, high-pressure (i.e.,

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Carbon Fiber Hydrogen 2017 Carbon 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Using the specific benefits and dimensions of each of the two tank technologies to its advantage, the intelligent combination of GFRP tanks and the gas tank makes optimum use of the existing installation space. The two plastic tanks storing the gas with an operating pressure of up to 200 bar follow the Audi lightweight design philosophy.

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Audi Gas Range Polymer 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2010

Design of the lightweight hydraulic accumulators. The accumulator is a Type 3 tank and consist of an aluminum lining and a spun carbon fiber wrapped shell, encompassing a nitrogen gas compression bladder. The carbon-fiber-wrapped vessels are considerably lighter than their steel counterparts. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Fiber Hybrid Companies Energy Storage 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The UK government will provide £32 million (US$49 million) up to 2020 to support the installation of chargepoints for plug-in vehicles. ULEV drivers will receive a 75% grant of up to £700 (US$1,081) towards installation from 13 April 2015. £8 Homes, hospitals, train stations and A-roads will be some of the locations.

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Plug-in 2020 Emissions Plug 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Poor reliability is a problem for hydrogen compressors because current standards for their design assume prolonged operation at peak pressure—an operating regime that is not representative of the operating conditions to which forecourt hydrogen compressors are exposed. Other Forecourt Issues Cost Reduction Opportunities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Even the load capability can be different: the e-motor scalability and the specific gear design, that grants robustness and a wide ratio range, enable it to be used in different vehicles categories, such as passenger, light and heavy commercial. Diesel-hybrid and gas-hybrid powertrains. Hydrogen fuel cell powertrain concept.

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Concept Industrial Industry Fuel 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2015

Lightning Hybrids originally designed its own lightweight composite accumulator made of a thin steel or aluminum vessel wrapped with carbon fiber composite material. Steelhead Composites manufactures accumulators from aluminum tubing and spun carbon fiber. The hydraulic hybrid accumulator system. Click to enlarge.

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Hybrid Carbon Fiber Store International 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2009

The effort will center around lightweight materials and a retooled engine design. Specifically, carbon fiber, which weighs significantly less than metal, will be used to make core parts. And the fan, typically installed at the front of engines, will be moved to the back, in hopes of generating thrust more efficiently.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We’ve seen robots that can transition from quadruped to biped before, but they’re almost always designed very deliberately to be able to do this, and they pay a penalty in weight, complexity, and cost. The mechanical side of this bipedalization is a 3D-printed stick that gets installed onto the shin of each of the quadruped’s hind legs.

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Carbon Fiber Japan Massachusetts Environment 123

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 With XL1, the engineers and designers successfully came up with a body design that delivers more everyday utility than the two previous prototypes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The newly developed V10 TDI is installed longitudinally in front of the rear axle—and can be seen through the large rear window. A beefed-up seven-speed S tronic located behind the engine transfers the torque to a specially designed quattro drivetrain. With acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8 Click to enlarge.

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Concept MPG Diesel Audi 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In the new Mercedes-Benz research vehicle, the fuel cell stack is centrally located under the hood at the front, while the compact electric motors are installed near the wheels in the front and rear axle areas. This means that future MOFs can be flexibly installed in the body structure. When designing the F 125!,

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Mercedes Hydrogen Plug-in Plug 334

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

Since 2008, installed wind and solar capacity in Germany tripled. Not only will the stationary installations at our plants soon be networked to keep the grid stable, but so will our vehicles. The BMW Group Plant Landshut is also home to the BMW Group Lightweight Design and Engineering Center. The German Balancing Paradox.

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Grid BMW Power Powered 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2012

It is designed for use without a clutch, either in manual mode with the steering-wheel mounted paddles or in automatic mode. The Furtive eGT features a carbon-fiber body; an aluminum rear cradle supports the motors, gearbox and power electronics. For reverse gear, the rotational direction of the motors is inverted.

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2013 Production MPH Motor 342

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Both prologue variants provide a view into coming Audi design language, as well as the technology experience inside and outside. TDI engine installed in the Audi prologue Avant delivers a maximum of 260 kW (353 hp), while the electric motor integrated in the eight-speed tiptronic contributes up to 100 kW. Overall design.

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Audi Plug-in Plug MPG 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In order to meet these requirements, the vehicle is designed to reach a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80.8 In terms of drive hardware, the Audi AI:TRAIL is equipped with four electric motors installed near the wheels, each of which propels one wheel directly. The Audi AI:TRAIL is designed for driving on roads up to level 4.

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Audi Concept Light Electric 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer. This design requires a new thermodynamic air channeling concept. There is another benefit as well: the engine compartment remains cooler. Hybrid modules.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

The new engine is designed to stay on wing 30% longer, while using 30% fewer parts, greatly reducing maintenance. GE is developing the GEnx-2B to meet the thrust and installation requirements of the Boeing 747-8 intercontinental and Freighter aircraft. This fuel efficiency translates to approximately 15% less CO 2.

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Engine Fuel Carbon Fiber Belgium 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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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. The R8 e-tron Audi Space Frame (ASF) is based on the multimaterial design of the V10 version, which is extended by a rear body module made of CFRP. Visually, the 4.40

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Audi 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2020

The system features an efficient, rugged design utilizing Agility’s lightweight carbon fiber composite TUFFSHELL ACF Type 4 CNG cylinders, and fuel capacity options ranging from 60-92 diesel gallons equivalent (DGE). The new systems are designed with tool-free access panels to allow for easier inspection and service.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber 2001 North America 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

BMW designed the i8 from the start as a plug-in hybrid sports car boasting agile performance attributes and extraordinary efficiency. Credit for the linear power delivery, which extends right up to the high end of the rpm range, goes to a special hybrid motor design principle exclusive to BMW i. Powertrain and driving experience.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

But if you design a production system with triple and quadruple quality-assurance inspections, you get well-made products that treat their owners right for years to come. And yes, when it comes to carbon fiber road and gravel e-bikes, 2 g’s is crazy low-priced. If you cheap out, you get cheap products.

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Low Cost Carbon Fiber Installation Cheap 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Other than the obvious task of installing adequate refueling infrastructure, automakers are still addressing two remaining items, production cost and field durability. In addition, they plan to use carbon capture for their reformation of natural gas to hydrogen. The proven field durability will be addressed with time. Earlier post.).

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Congress Commercial Fuel Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

Each motor powers one set of wheels—as on the technology demonstrator Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro (a plug-in hybrid design with an 8.8 Complementing the 110 kW fuel cell is a compact lithium-ion battery designed for optimum power output. —Siegfried Pint. kWh pack), which Audi presented in November 2014. Earlier post.)

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2020

The Ford design team and RTR used many of the same tools Ford uses for its race cars and production programs. kilowatt-hour battery (installed) is made up of nickel manganese cobalt pouch cells for ultra-high performance and high discharge rate. Mustang Mach-E 1400 has taken shape without rules. at 160 mph.

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Ford Motor Motors Motoring 243

Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

cubic-foot Smart Front Load Electric Dryer with a ventless heat pump for $1,099 , as well as a familiar face in the form of NIU’s KQi Air Carbon Fiber Foldable Electric Kick Scooter at $1,049. This EV charger boasts a customizable output of up to 48A of power, which can be adjusted during indoor or outdoor installations.

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Universal Juice Tesla Carbon Fiber 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The ability to buy online and install remotely also highlights Polestar’s proficiency in the increasingly digital automotive world. The upgrade is rolling out for customers with eligible cars in the Polestar Extras web shop as a software download that is delivered remotely to their Polestar 2 via an Over-the-Air update.

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Volvo Carbon Fiber Austria Finland 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Synteris’ technology would substantially improve the design, manufacturability, and function of power modules used in electric vehicles, aircraft, and other applications. PCI) will demonstrate a fundamentally new solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) architecture that permits a power dense, lightweight design ideal for transportation applications.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 284

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Under the technology designation EQ Power, the latest electric model (destined for subsequent series production) from the Mercedes-Benz family combines fuel-cell and battery technology in the form of a plug-in hybrid. The powerful storage battery is space-savingly installed in the rear of the SUV. By means of the 7.2

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Mercedes Plug-in Plug Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

The papers provide technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; the newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. Conventional flow field structure. —Konno et al. Konno et al.

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Congress Toyota Fuel Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2020

The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) plans to develop, build, and validate a low-cost, field-installable, remotely-controlled natural gas compressor retrofit kit. Successful demonstration of this integrated self-healing valve system will advance the goal of reducing natural gas emissions across thousands of installed pneumatic controllers.

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Gas Gas-Electric West Virginia Carbon Fiber 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. The passenger cell is attached to the aluminum drive frame (giving a more modern slant to body-on-frame design). kWh per kilometer (0.21

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