Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 12, 2010
BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. First, the raw feedstock to make carbon fibers–just call it a “polacrylonitrile-based precursor&# –is made in Japan by a joint venture between SGL and Mitsubishi Rayon and flown to the U.S. April 7th, 2010. Japan –> U.S.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
Ultra-light and high-strength composite CFRP (carbon fibre-reinforced plastic) will play a significant part in the materials mix, the company said. Earlier this month, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, the joint venture between SGL Group and BMW Group, announced it will build a carbon fibre manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA.
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2010
Reithofer also said that the time is ripe for the broad-based application of electric vehicle technology. Based on responses so far from the international MINI-E test program, he said, BMW has concluded that: Many enthusiastic customers for e-mobility already exist today. We can implement e-mobility today. ”.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2010
Its partner, the Life module, consists primarily of a high-strength and extremely lightweight passenger cell made from carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The new vehicle architecture enables new production processes which are both simpler and more flexible, and use less energy, BMW said.
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