Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Toho Tenax America , the Teijin Group’s US-based carbon fiber business, will be providing the Tenax carbon fiber to both teams. Ultra-lightweight fabric made with Tenax carbon fiber, Panlite polycarbonate (PC) resin and Technora para-aramid fiber prepreg are used to reduce the vehicle’s body weight.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. It led to a surprise announcement.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. Group for carbon-fiber bodywork. The post Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Aptera Solar Three Wheeled Carbon Fiber 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2014

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The carbon fiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

The GMC HUMMER EV EarthCruiser upfit by EarthCruiser features: A carbon fiber EarthCruiser house fully integrated into the chassis of the GMC HUMMER EV Pickup. The fully functional GMC HUMMER EV EarthCruiser upfit is making its public debut at Overland Expo Mountain West in Loveland, Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

19 projects will leverage the HydroGEN Consortium to accelerate the development of advanced water-splitting materials for hydrogen production, with an initial focus on advanced electrolytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical pathways. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. DOE share (FY17).

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Green Car Congress

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). It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Solar electric yacht builder Silent Yachts has announced an all-electric tender to support its growing lineup of zero-emissions ships. Built with carbon fiber and up to 30 kW of electric power, the Tender 400 is light and agile, whether it’s sitting on the stern, or transporting up to six people to and from shore.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. Leveraging watch tech for…bisons? Batteries die before animals do.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber Technology Facility. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

The SGL Group is a leading manufacturer worldwide of products and materials made from carbon. The extensive product portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite products, carbon fibers all the way through to composites.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

It''s uniquely styled, features high-tech carbon fiber reinforced plastic construction and the minimalist interior is awash with sustainable materials. BMW''s first full-scale production electric car isn''t a vehicle done by half measures.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

Special Starship features include: Bespoke 100% hyper-aerodynamic carbon fiber cab. 5,000 watt solar array on trailer roof that charges and stores. Active grill shutters (active based on temperature to maximize. aerodynamics and maximize efficiency) when open, enable air. A downspeed axle configuration using advanced engine.

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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. The BMW Group plant in Leipzig also has such an energy storage farm.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

They are made of fiber-composite materials and, in keeping with Audi’s lightweight construction philosophy, each weighs just 26 kilograms (57.3 The ultra high-strength outer shell comprises two layers: an inner layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 21, 2022

Rather than shoot it in a gun, it would sling it from the end of of a carbon-fiber tether that spins around in a vacuum chamber for as long as an hour before reaching terminal speed. A carbon-fiber cable with a cross-sectional area of one square inch (6.5 Now SpinLaunch , a company founded in 2015 in Long Beach, Calif.,

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Carbon Fiber Long Beach Re-Charge Google 112

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

HydroGEN Consortium (HydroGEN) –this consortium will accelerate the development of advanced water splitting materials for hydrogen production, with an initial focus on advanced electrolytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical pathways. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

In combination with a lighter body enabled by the partial adoption of carbon fiber construction, the new buses will be able to operate continuously over increased distances—up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) on a full charge, at a top speed of 85 km/h (53 mph).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.)

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Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2023

Some of the scientific investigations returned by Dragon include: Deep space radiation protection: A vest designed to protect astronauts from high doses of radiation caused by unpredictable solar particle events is returning to Earth after months of testing. It can also hold several tons of unpressurized cargo.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The monocoque chassis is made entirely of carbon fiber to make it lighter and more rigid. Quimera is active in the following sectors: energy efficiency, energy storage, transportation, solar, wind, smart grid, biofuels & biomaterials, recycling & waste, water & wastewater. Shakedown was 26 July at the Motorland F1 race track.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

Designed from the ground up to be an electric car, the BMW i3 uses the industry’s first mass produced carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) passenger cell mounted on an aluminum chassis. The BMW i3 will offer interior space comparable to the BMW 3 Series on a shorter overall body.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

A high-performance lithium battery and a solar energy roof with optical equipment serve as an alternative energy source independent from the engine. Additional electricity for the battery is produced by the solar roof. The Envision’s compact, lightweight chassis is composed of carbon fiber, magnesium and aluminum.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2020

Yedinak and Meidl argue that hydrogen, used as a zero-carbon energy carrier, has the potential to transform the global energy landscape. Unlike solar and wind energy, hydrogen is a more natural substitute for fossil fuels in sectors that are particularly difficult to decarbonize (i.e. MT), and carbon fiber (~0.1

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The proposal calls for what’s known as “solar geoengineering”: cooling the planet by deflecting sunlight that would otherwise strike the planet. Eventually, they’ll add equipment to spray tiny aerosol particles of calcium carbonate, the compound found in limestone, blackboard chalk, and Tums antacids.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

Electricity generation from variable renewable electricity sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power has grown rapidly and is expected to continue to do so. While theoretically, increased use of wind and solar power also increases the need for balancing power, empirical evidence in Germany suggests otherwise. BMW Group Plant Landshut.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

The selected projects include 6 vehicle-related technologies and 2 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as new hydropower, heat pump, solar and manufacturing technologies. State-of-the-art hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cell cars are expensive to manufacture because of high carbon fiber costs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The EMN consortia that have been launched thus far are: HydroGEN focuses on advanced water splitting materials, initially for the photoelectrochemical, solar thermochemical, and advanced electrolytic hydrogen production pathways.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The Lightweight Materials Consortium (LightMat) , led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will enable increased vehicle fuel efficiency by designing specialized alloys and carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites that can be manufactured on a large scale.

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Energy Carbon Fiber Clean Cleaning 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. Click to enlarge. Not every idea made it to the concept vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

SGL Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products and materials. It has a comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Cell production is a key part of battery manufacture, accounting for the highest proportion of added value, notes the SGL Group, which not only supplies the electromobility sector with lightweight solutions based on carbon fiber composites but is also a major producer of graphite and carbon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2015

Among more than 15 technologies on the 757 test plane, Boeing has begun testing solar and thermal “energy harvesting” to power electronic windows, as a way to reduce wiring, weight, fuel use and carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

While high-performance cars generally contain carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight, the partners moved away from the fixed idea of using CFRP. As a racing machine designed for race tracks, the RN30 must be lightweight and have a low center of gravity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Honda also addressed its development of Solar Hydrogen refueling stations (SHS2)—integrated solar cell/electrolyzer units—currently being tested in Los Angeles and Saitama Pref., In addition, they plan to use carbon capture for their reformation of natural gas to hydrogen. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 2, 2022

The GR86 Cup will be fitted with Bosch engine management, custom Borla exhaust, SADEV 6-speed sequential transmission, Alcon brakes, JRI adjustable shocks, OMP safety equipment, roll cage, carbon fiber rear wing, 22-gallon fuel cell, specially designed MacPherson struts, Stratasys custom bodywork, a bespoke splitter and more.

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Lexus Toyota Production Tundra 83

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Grant applications are sought to develop rapid processing technologies for carbon fiber reinforced polymers that can be used in primary and secondary structures of passenger vehicles. Solar Technologies. Wind Technologies.

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