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Upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance spotted with carbon fiber dash

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As can be seen in photos of the vehicle, the upcoming Model 3 Performance seems to be equipped with a carbon fiber dash. Having a carbon fiber dash and bucket seats also highlights the notion that the upgraded Model 3 Performance is designed for intensive driving. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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SGL Group to sell graphite electrode business to Showa Denko for €350M; focusing on carbon fiber and graphite

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We will now be focusing our resources fully on our growth areas Composites - Fibers & Materials (CFM) and Graphite Materials & Systems (GMS) taking advantage of three megatrends mobility, energy supply, and digitization. Jürgen Köhler, CEO of SGL Group.

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Audi unveils e-tron FE05 for new Formula E season

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A joint test with all of the competitors is scheduled for mid-October in Valencia, Spain. Like in Formula 1, the driver sits in a monocoque made of carbon-fiber, developed to comply with FIA safety standards. By the end of July 2018, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) had homologated the car.

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Altran and Quimera expand vehicles partnership; first up is the electric AEGT Evo2 racer

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The AEGT all-electric GT racing car designed, built and tested in extreme conditions by Quimera, with technical supervision by Altran, features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, and a powertrain delivering up to 700 bhp (522 kW). —Alfonso Martinez, COO Altran Spain and CEO Altran Middle East.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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The Ibiza, the Arona and the Leon are produced at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain, while the Mii Ecofuel is manufactured at the Bratislava plant in Slovakia. TGI EVO benefits from a third high-strength steel CNG tank, to add to the two new composite carbon fiber tanks located under the trunk floor. The new SEAT Leon 1.5

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Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

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EVE’s compact design is built on a tubular steel space frame housed within a carbon fiber body. Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen has developed POLKA, a polarization camera that can detect stress cracks in the carbon fiber material at an early stage by measuring stresses within unpainted surfaces of the carbon structure.

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Polestar hits 2021 sales target of 29,000 vehicles, up 185% y-o-y

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The Polestar 1 was built between 2019 and 2021 as a low-volume electric performance hybrid GT with a carbon fiber body, 609 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 124 km (WLTP)—the longest of any hybrid car in the world. Polestar has produced two electric performance cars. Polestar 2 Single Motor.

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