Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group is systematically pushing forward with development of hydrogen fuel cell technology as an additional option for locally emission-free individual mobility in the future. The hydrogen needed to supply the fuel cell is stored in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

As Uno Minda gazes toward the next decade, we envision a future defined by technological advancements, focusing on the PACE (Personalization, Autonomous, Connected, and Electric) megatrends that are reshaping the automotive landscape. The focus on sustainability is increasing across industries, paving the way for a greener future.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

Magna International Inc. The composites center also is looking into carbon-fiber processing, thermoset composites and a variety of other future structural plastic parts. Plastics News.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Under the agreement, Altran has invested in Divergent 3D and will provide support to accelerate implementation and licensing of its manufacturing technology platform across the continent as part of Altran’s new vehicle architecture initiatives. —Rob Vatter, CEO of Altran North America.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Charger EV offers a glimpse at the brand’s electric future. The narrow and wide grille is part of the R-Wing design that lets air pass through and create downforce. Carbon-fiber intakes on the front and rear lower fascias assist with aerodynamic performance, as does the sculpted hood. No more stealth moves.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Vehma International of America. This project will develop and demonstrate an advanced drivers-side front door architecture comprised of lightweight materials, functionally integrated component parts, innovative mechanisms and door seal systems. Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration (Area of Interest 2). Robert Bosch.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2023

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft has safely returned to Earth after delivering several tons of NASA supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). Similar techniques could be used to produce crops for future space missions and to enhance cultivation and food security for the benefit of people on Earth.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2014

Applications in this topic area need to identify novel outreach approaches to expand the domestic supply chain with the ultimate goal of reducing the cost, increasing the reliability, and standardizing the parts and components that go into these systems. parts or components where necessary to realize the benefits of economies of scale.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR) program. TuFF Internal Wrap for Rapid Pipeline Repair (TuFF iWRAP) - $5,954,637.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Miltec UV International, LLC.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

He reported that he felt as though a part of him had come back thanks to the prosthesis. The Ability Hand contains six motors housed in a carbon fiber casing. IEEE provides a great "ecosystem," he says, on prosthetic limbs and robotics, and "it's amazing to be part of that community."

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this week, Ford delivered first proof of that focus with the reveal of the new Ford GT carbon-fiber supercar, as well as the new F-150 Raptor based on the new aluminum F-150 and the Shelby GT350R Mustang. Earlier post.) —Raj Nair.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

The collaborative project is intended ultimately to set the stage for innovative breakthroughs in future commercial automobiles. Mustang engine, used a combination of carbon fiber, Torlon, epoxy, ceramic and metal. in a 2005 review of the use of FRCs in internal combustion engines. The reciprocating mass was still metal.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 14, 2024

This shift underscores the industry’s reliance on AI in vehicle design and manufacturing, pointing towards a future where hybrid, electric, and autonomous cars dominate the automotive landscape. #1 For example, Audi utilizes computer vision to identify flaws in sheet metal, preventing defective parts from leaving the factory floor.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Consequently, axial flux motors may go from being a niche use and historical curiosity to an important (and, perhaps, dominant) part of the EV traction market. Similarly, the rotor is the part of a motor that rotates while the stator is the part that stays put. Magnax’s axial flux inrunner motor design.

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EV Match

MARCH 19, 2021

At EVmatch, we’re on a mission to build a clean energy future together with industry-aligned partners. EVmatch is partnering with Green Mountain Power to deploy Level 2 charging stations at multi-unit dwellings and commercial locations in rural parts of Vermont served by the utility. Charged Future. Green Mountain Power.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). The 2020 target was raised from 0.70

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Fuel properties, such as octane and cetane, have been widely discussed in recent years as potential design variables for future mainstream vehicles. Fuel property impacts on combustion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

The main fan is a total of 8 meters in diameter with 12 hollow carbon fiber fixed-pitch blades and driven by a five-megawatt, 6700 horsepower electric motor. This becomes even more important as an element of vehicle design as Honda moves toward its electrified future. HALO Wind Tunnel Main Fan. Advanced Aeroacoustics Testing.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As part of the HyMon project, researchers at Fraunhofer LBF in Darmstadt are developing a dedicated intelligent system for continuous status monitoring of hydrogen tanks, in close cooperation with partners. If a single carbon fiber tears in the pressure tank, a sound wave is generated that travels through the fibers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Area of Interest (AOI) 3: Body-in-White Joining of Carbon Fiber Composites to Lightweight Metals (Aluminum, Advanced High Strength Steel, or Magnesium) at Prototype Scale for High-Volume Manufacturing. The submodels will be made available to CFD software developers (vendors) for inclusion in their future software offerings.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

This is planned to increase in the future. When the competition is 150+-year-old internal combustion engine technology, rapid learning cycles are a critical success tool for fuel cell powertrains. In terms of cost, Freese noted, most of the expensive parts are not entirely unique to fuel cells. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2012

Strategic sustainability project specialists Quimera, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón (ALMS) are collaborating to develop an international Electric Vehicle motorsport series. Powertrain up to 350 kW with carbon fiber chassis. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

(Keith is also the founder of Carbon Engineering, a Canadian firm building a sprawling facility in West Texas that will pull carbon dioxide directly from the air.). SCoPEx’s gondola , an aluminum and carbon-fiber frame that holds an array of hardware. Not everyone agrees. Painkillers can lead to harmful addictions, the.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The combustion engine and electric motor, battery pack, power electronics, chassis components, and structural and crash functions are all arranged within the aluminum Drive module, while the central element of the Life module is the i8’s CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) passenger cell. Powertrain and driving experience.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

Earlier this month, Ford unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. Prototype parts took out 30% of the suspension weight. The cast aluminum or carbon fiber wheels saved 30%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Middle layer: carbon fiber reinforced plastic (structural element).

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

My tour of Ride1Up’s factory took me straight onto the factory floor where parallel production lines were busy cranking out Ride1Up’s ultra-affordable $995 Portola folding e-bike on one side of the factory, and the company’s budget-priced $2,295 CF Racer1 carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike. This is used for accountability in the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

At this year’s IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Mercedes-Benz is presenting preproduction models of the new Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL ( earlier post ). In unveiling the preproduction vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL, Daimler said it is taking another important step as part of its systematic “CASE” strategy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

As part of the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance between DOE and the Department of the Army, the Army plans to contribute $3.5 Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. These capacitors must meet demanding performance targets while achieving significant reductions in cost to meet future commercial demands.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

I’m part of a team testing Peregrine—a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with miniaturized ice-penetrating radar, which can image the glacial ice all the way down to the bedrock below. This data has come in large part from ICESat , launched in 2003, and its successor, ICESat-2 , launched in 2018.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Eventually, people will want vehicles powered by internal combustion because they are quaint. Is that a clock we hear ticking?

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Behind the spent carbon fumes, a skeptic might detect a whiff off electric opportunism on the part of some lesser racing organizations, desperate to grab a foothold, headlines or the overtaxed attention spans of sports and racing fans. Hankook tires use natural rubber and recycled fiber, and will be recycled after every race.

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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. For the FCHV-adv, Toyota had used aerospace grade carbon fiber.

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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 SGL carbon fiber plant at Moses Lake, Washington, uses 100% hydropower.

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