Carbon Fiber, Electric and Energy

Study links carbon fiber microstructure to Li insertion mechanism in structural batteries

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Carbon fibers have already beeen demonstrated as high-capacity Li-ion battery anodes, opening the way for their use as structural electrodes—i.e., simultaneously carrying mechanical load and storing electrical energy. There is therefore some potential here for carbon fiber manufacturers to extend their utilisation.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Batteries Battery

Toray to supply carbon fiber composite materials for Lilium’s all-electric air vehicle

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JULY 26, 2020

Toray Industries concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. The aircraft’s primary structures, such as the fuselage, wings and flaps will all be made from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber composite materials are needed to lighten such vehicles as the Lilium Jet.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon All-Electric Supplies

NREL plant-based epoxy enables recyclable carbon fiber; more cost-effective, lower GHG footprint

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JANUARY 30, 2022

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded. Synthesizing carbon fiber involves temperatures of more than 1,000 °C.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Low Cost Wind

Autel Energy showcasing ZeroLabs electric 1969 Bronco at CES

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JANUARY 3, 2023

EV charging manufacturer Autel Energy will showcase a $350,000 electrified classic 1969 Ford Bronco in its booth at CES. The 1969 Bronco was customized from the ground up by Los Angeles-based Zero Labs Automotive , an automotive and industrial design, technology and engineering firm specializing in electric vehicle conversions.

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Los Angeles Energy Carbon Fiber Li-ion

BMW and SGL to triple production capacity at Moses Lake carbon fiber plant with $200M expansion; world’s largest carbon fiber plant

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MAY 9, 2014

A production line for carbon fiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. The site expansion, scheduled to be completed by early 2015, will make the plant in Moses Lake the world’s largest carbon fiber plant. 3,000 tons of carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon BMW Production

U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

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JULY 2, 2017

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The center is home to the largest carbon fiber spinline at any university in North America.

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Carbon Fiber Kentucky Carbon Low Cost

Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 29, 2022

NREL researchers create plant-derived epoxy that enables recyclable carbon fiber. Ten times stronger than steel, nearly half the weight of aluminum, far stiffer than fiberglass — carbon fiber carries a package of advantages, making it a preferred material for use in luxury sedans and Formula One racecars alike.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Electric Vehicles Market

Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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JUNE 5, 2014

Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. In this €3.4-million

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Li-ion Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Enlists Toray For Electric Vehicle Makeover

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 21, 2024

Electric vehicles are good, but they can always be better. The two companies are mum on the details, but a quick look at Toray’s product lineup indicates that carbon fiber is. That’s the motivation behind the big news about Hyundai’s newly announced partnership with the advanced materials firm Toray Industries.

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Hyundai Carbon Fiber Electric Vehicles Vehicles

Danish startup produces carbon-fiber lightweight chassis

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2014

Danish start-up ECOmove has developed a technology which it says makes it possible to manufacture a carbon-fiber chassis without using special equipment. The greatest challenge for most electrical car manufacturers is to increase the overall range. ECOmove calls its carbon-fiber technology Qstrung.

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Chalmers team develops structural battery that performs 10x better than previous versions

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MARCH 23, 2021

It contains carbon fiber that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material. The new structural battery, which is described in an open-access paper in the journal Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research , features an energy density of 24?Wh?kg 1 , an elastic modulus of 25?GPa,

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Carbon Fiber Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

Asahi Kasei to present diversified material solutions for EV batteries and circular economy at Fakuma 2023

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This year, Asahi Kasei will put a special focus on its broad range of materials for lightweight, compact, and safe electric vehicle battery solutions. The company is currently developing a new continuous glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic, LENCEN, and will present it for the first time at Fakuma.

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Carbon Fiber Economy Batteries Battery

Carbon Fiber In Cars: More Energy To Make, Lower Lifetime Emissions

Green Car Reports

MAY 26, 2014

While its light weight helps raise fuel economy in vehicles, carbon fiber has its critics. Recently, BMW defended the carbon footprint of carbon fiber in a recent WardsAuto article. MORE: 2014 BMW i3: First Drive Of BMW''s Radical New Electric Car The German.'

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Fuel Economy BMW

MIT team devises approaches for practical carbon-nanotube-coated carbon fiber; stronger, more electrically conductive

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MAY 20, 2013

MIT scientists demonstrated two approaches for growing CNTs on carbon fiber without degrading the fiber strength. Researchers at MIT have demonstrated two approaches for producing carbon fibers coated in carbon nanotubes without degrading the underlying fiber’s strength. Credit: ACS, Steiner et al.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon MIT Polymer

Ford Performance 1050 kW electric SuperVan 4.2 to run Pikes Peak

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JUNE 22, 2023

Ford Performance is heading to the 101 st running of “The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo” with the all-new, improved electric Ford SuperVan 4.2. specifically designed to conquer the mountain and showcase the extreme limits of electric power. The SuperVan 4.2, The SuperVan 4.2,

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Ford Carbon Fiber Wind Electric

Ford and Dow partner to research use of advanced carbon fiber composities in high-volume vehicles

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APRIL 12, 2012

Ford Motor Company is partnering with Dow Automotive Systems, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, to research the use of advanced carbon fiber composites in high-volume vehicles. However, it’s particularly critical to improving the range of plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Vehicles

DOE announces Stage 1 CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize Winners

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The US Department of Energy announced Stage 1 winners of the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric and thermal applications ( CABLE ) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. For more than a century, the conductivity of materials that carry electricity has remained almost unchanged.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Affordable Carbon

OXIS Energy Li-S cells close to achieving 500Wh/kg; targeting 600Wh/kg with solid-state Li-S technology

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JANUARY 22, 2020

OXIS Energy has successfully tested its Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell prototypes at 471Wh/kg and is confident of achieving 500Wh/kg in the next 12 months. It is the key building block for customer batteries and can be utilized in electric buses, electric trucks, aircraft and marine vessels.

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Citroën introduces ë-Jumpy Hydrogen van

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

Citroën is supplementing its range of electric LCVs with hydrogen technology to meet the needs of the 8% of companies required to make journeys of more than 300 km (186 miles) or lacking the time to recharge their vehicle during the day. ë-Jumpy Hydrogen is fully electric and benefits from two energy sources: a 45 kW fuel cell and a 10.5

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Recharge Fuel

DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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JULY 21, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $64 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for 18 projects that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. Proton Energy Systems Inc. TOPIC 2: ADVANCED CARBON FIBER FOR COMPRESSED HYDROGEN AND NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANKS.

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Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Low Cost Polymer

Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

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.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy. Fortunately, though, at wearables’ modest power budgets, energy is effectively everywhere. And today, technology is maturing to the point that meaningful amounts of these energy giveaways can be harvested to liberate wearables from ever needing a battery.

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SGL Group and BMW Group JV to Build New Carbon Fiber Plant; Output Exclusively for Upcoming Megacity Vehicle

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APRIL 6, 2010

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, the joint venture between SGL Group and BMW Group ( earlier post ), will build a carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. In the next step, the facility in Moses Lake will convert the polyacrylic fibers into the actual carbon fibers.

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Carbon Fiber BMW Carbon Building

“Massless” Carbon Fiber Batteries Will Help Future Solar EV Designs

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As most readers know, Tesla plans on introducing structural battery packs at some point in the near future. By using the battery pack’s container and the battery cells themselves for rigidity, the overall weight of the vehicle can be reduced.

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Carbon Fiber Future Batteries Battery

Corvette E-Ray’s Carbon Fiber Wheels Give Us A Peek At Future PHEV & BEV Corvettes

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Here at CleanTechnica, we’re definitely disappointed in the Corvette E-Ray. While a BEV would have been preferable, GM couldn’t even be bothered to make it a plugin hybrid with real EV range. But, we did find out something cool that we missed when the news first broke: that the E-Ray comes with some innovative lightweight […]

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Carbon Fiber Plugin Carbon PHEV

Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

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MAY 20, 2022

Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. Renault Scénic Vision is zero emission in production and in use with a 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional battery electric vehicle.

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Hydrogen Carbon Concept Hybrid

ORNL, University of Toledo to collaborate on advanced materials, manufacturing research for vehicle applications

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OCTOBER 12, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of high-strength, intelligent, lightweight materials for use by the automotive sector.

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Universal Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Vehicles

Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. The material combines carbon fibers and a polymer resin, creating a very advanced nanomaterial, and structural supercapacitors. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

Lamborghini unveiled the Lanzador electric concept at Monterey Car Week—a vision of a future purely-electric fourth series production Lamborghini. The energy is provided by a new generation high-performance battery, which also ensures a long range. Active Aerodynamics. Torque Distribution.

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Concept Electric Electrical Carbon

DOE launches Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative; awards $23.5M to 5 more manufacturing R&D projects

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Clean Cleaning

200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

The BMW i3 was the BMW Group’s first purely electrically powered large-scale serial model and also the company’s first vehicle with a passenger cell made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The Life module made of CFRP is part of a vehicle architecture specific to BMW i and designed for electric mobility from the outset.

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BMW Carbon Fiber Wind Lithium Ion

SGL Carbon produces prototypes of fully integrated composite battery enclosures for NIO; battery swapping

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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. Commercial battery enclosures for electric vehicles are mainly made of aluminum and steel.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Batteries Battery

DOE awards $2.5M for R&D projects to accelerate advancements in lightweighting of passenger vehicles

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) has selected five industry-led research and development projects to address key technical challenges associated with the application of lightweight materials to improve the energy efficiency of electric vehicles. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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BMW begins road testing of i Hydrogen NEXT; small-series production model in late 2022

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JUNE 19, 2021

The BMW i Hydrogen NEXT is a pure electric vehicle that uses hydrogen as fuel by converting it into electricity in a fuel cell. The fuel cell system delivers an electrical output of 125 kW/170 hp. The energy stored in the performance buffer battery is generated by recovering energy from coasting overrun and braking phases.

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BMW Hydrogen Production Carbon Fiber

Ford and Webasto unveil ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

At SEMA, Ford and Webasto revealed Mustang Lithium, an ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype. Mustang Lithium is low and sleek, with custom carbon fiber body components, a 1.0-inch inch lowered stance and 20-inch staggered fitting forged wheels. Ford Performance half shafts and Super 8.8

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Ford F-150 Batteries Battery

Lamborghini presents electric super sports car design concept, developed in collaboration with MIT labs

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Automobili Lamborghini, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its new design concept for a future Lamborghini electric super sports car: the “Lamborghini of the Terzo Millennio”, developed in collaboration with two MIT laboratories. Energy storage systems. The collaboration with Prof. Innovative materials.

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MIT Carbon Fiber Design Concept

BMW to present BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021

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AUGUST 18, 2021

The BMW i brand, which is entirely geared towards locally emission-free mobility, could in the future also offer vehicles with hydrogen fuel cell drive trains, in addition to battery-electric models such as the BMW i3, BMW iX3, BMW iX and BMW i4. Model-specific design elements 3D-printed.

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BMW Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Store

End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

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JULY 1, 2022

kWh/100 km according to NEDC) started out as a somewhat exotic specimen on the nascent market for electric vehicles, developed into a classic with unmistakable charisma already in the course of its production period and goes down in the company’s history as a pioneer of sustainable mobility. The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3

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BMW Production Wind Energy Storage

NIO launches ES6 electric SUV starting at $52K and 317-mile range

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

The electric SUV starts at a pre-subsidy price of 358,000 RMB (US$52,000), and is available now for public pre-order via the NIO app, with delivery to start in June 2019. The ES6 sports the only body design with a hybrid structure of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber in its class. seconds for the top model.

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SUV Miles Range Carbon Fiber

Lux Research: battery electric vehicles will be less reliant on lightweighting by 2030

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

A new report from Lux Research, Electric Vehicle Lightweighting 2030 , analyzes the future of vehicle lightweighting and necessary BEV success factors over the next decade. Lux predicts that battery pack energy densities will increase by roughly 15% over the next decade. —Anthony Schiavo, Senior Analyst at Lux.

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Electric Vehicles Batteries Battery Vehicles

Audi R18 e-tron quattro: diesel hybrid Le Mans racer with electric flywheel energy storage

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MARCH 1, 2012

On the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, kinetic energy is recovered on the front axle during the braking phase. Power from the Motor Generator Unit accelerates the carbon-fiber flywheel, which runs in a high-vacuum. After the corner is taken and the driver accelerates again, the system delivers the energy to the front axle.

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Audi Energy Storage Hybrid Diesel

BMW provides first look at future BMW iX electric SAV; US launch in 2022

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With its completely newly developed design, the electric BMW iX is the first representative of a generation of cars intended to redefine the driving experience, the feeling of space inside and the relationship between vehicles and those on board. Fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology. 200 kW DC fast charging.

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BMW Future Carbon Fiber Electric

Havelaar Canada unveils battery-electric pickup truck

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MAY 30, 2017

Havelaar Canada launched the Bison battery-electric pickup truck at the EMC show in Markham, Ontario today. Underpinning the Bison E-Pickup is an advanced dual-motor, fully-electric all-wheel-drive powertrain with advanced electronic management of the vehicle dynamics.

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Canada Carbon Fiber Batteries Battery

BMW launches iX EV

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JUNE 2, 2021

Both are equipped with an electric all-wheel-drive system, with combined output of 385 kW/523 hp in the BMW iX xDrive50 (electric power consumption combined in the WLTP cycle: 23.0 – 19.8 kWh/100 km) and 240 kW/326 hp in the BMW iX xDrive40 (electric power consumption combined in the WLTP cycle: 22.5 – 19.4 kWh/100 km).

BMW

BMW Carbon Fiber All-Electric Batteries

Study links carbon fiber microstructure to Li insertion mechanism in structural batteries

Toray to supply carbon fiber composite materials for Lilium’s all-electric air vehicle

NREL plant-based epoxy enables recyclable carbon fiber; more cost-effective, lower GHG footprint

Autel Energy showcasing ZeroLabs electric 1969 Bronco at CES

BMW and SGL to triple production capacity at Moses Lake carbon fiber plant with $200M expansion; world’s largest carbon fiber plant

U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles

Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

Hyundai Enlists Toray For Electric Vehicle Makeover

Danish startup produces carbon-fiber lightweight chassis

Chalmers team develops structural battery that performs 10x better than previous versions

Asahi Kasei to present diversified material solutions for EV batteries and circular economy at Fakuma 2023

Carbon Fiber In Cars: More Energy To Make, Lower Lifetime Emissions

MIT team devises approaches for practical carbon-nanotube-coated carbon fiber; stronger, more electrically conductive

Ford Performance 1050 kW electric SuperVan 4.2 to run Pikes Peak

Ford and Dow partner to research use of advanced carbon fiber composities in high-volume vehicles

DOE announces Stage 1 CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize Winners

OXIS Energy Li-S cells close to achieving 500Wh/kg; targeting 600Wh/kg with solid-state Li-S technology

Citroën introduces ë-Jumpy Hydrogen van

DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

SGL Group and BMW Group JV to Build New Carbon Fiber Plant; Output Exclusively for Upcoming Megacity Vehicle

“Massless” Carbon Fiber Batteries Will Help Future Solar EV Designs

Corvette E-Ray’s Carbon Fiber Wheels Give Us A Peek At Future PHEV & BEV Corvettes

Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

ORNL, University of Toledo to collaborate on advanced materials, manufacturing research for vehicle applications

Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept

DOE launches Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative; awards $23.5M to 5 more manufacturing R&D projects

200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

SGL Carbon produces prototypes of fully integrated composite battery enclosures for NIO; battery swapping

DOE awards $2.5M for R&D projects to accelerate advancements in lightweighting of passenger vehicles

BMW begins road testing of i Hydrogen NEXT; small-series production model in late 2022

Ford and Webasto unveil ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype

Lamborghini presents electric super sports car design concept, developed in collaboration with MIT labs

BMW to present BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021

End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

NIO launches ES6 electric SUV starting at $52K and 317-mile range

Lux Research: battery electric vehicles will be less reliant on lightweighting by 2030

Audi R18 e-tron quattro: diesel hybrid Le Mans racer with electric flywheel energy storage

BMW provides first look at future BMW iX electric SAV; US launch in 2022

Havelaar Canada unveils battery-electric pickup truck

BMW launches iX EV

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