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Ford displays prototype Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic hood

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At the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Ford Motor Company displayed a prototype carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) hood. Carbon fiber offers a very high strength-to-weight ratio; it is up to five times as strong as steel, twice as stiff, and one-third the weight. Earlier post.)

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Lamborghini inaugurates new Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory carbon fiber research center in Seattle

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Automobili Lamborghini celebrated the grand opening of its new Seattle-based carbon fiber research facility, the Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL). Operating as an entity outside of the company's headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the ACSL is responsible for unlocking new potential in carbon fiber.

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Consortium Develops Automotive Carbon Fiber Material as Easy to Process as Metal

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A consortium including the University of Tokyo, Toray Industries Inc., has developed a new automotive carbon fiber material that is as easy to process as metal. The consortium will work with Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. The consortium will work with Toyota Motor Corp.,

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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The newly selected projects are in five areas: energy storage; power electronics and electric motors (PEEM); advanced combustion engines; materials technologies, and fuels and lubricant technologies. Power electronics and electric motors (Area of Interest 2). University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison.

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BMW delivers first i3 EV in US

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BMW delivered the first all-electric BMW i3 (earlier post) in the US to Boston electric vehicle advocate and Tufts University professor of practice Charles Rabie at the BMW of Boston dealership. The BMW i3 is the first of the BMW i vehicles constructed from the ground up primarily of carbon fiber to enter the US market.

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Havelaar Canada unveils battery-electric pickup truck

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Underpinning the Bison E-Pickup is an advanced dual-motor, fully-electric all-wheel-drive powertrain with advanced electronic management of the vehicle dynamics. The Bison features a carbon fiber reinforced steel space frame, with class-leading torsional stiffness for enhanced durability and handling.

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