Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

At the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Ford Motor Company displayed a prototype carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) hood. The prototype hood weighs more than 50% less than a standard steel version. Reducing the amount of finishing work required to acceptable standards. Meeting requirements for painting.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Downsizing 294

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2015

To source the new lightweight track-capable carbon fiber wheels that are standard on the new Shelby GT350R Mustang, Ford partnered with Australia-based Carbon Revolution. Carbon Revolution first began delivering composite wheels in 2004 for Formula SAE campaigns.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Shelby Ford 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Driven by a faster-than-expected pace of technology development, carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) will be poised to gain widespread adoption for automotive lightweighting by 2025, according to a new report from Lux Research, “Scaling Up Carbon Fiber: Roadmap to Automotive Adoption.”. Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Automobile 2007 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC), regarding the development and manufacturing of innovative carbon fiber structural components for the automotive industry in North America. Also key was reducing the cycle time associated with the use of carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Mitsubishi North America 150

Green Car Congress

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. Carbon fiber composites have been used in aerospace and racing cars for decades due to their unique combination of high strength and low mass.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Vehicles 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

a leader in the carbon fiber and composites industry, will co-develop advanced carbon fiber composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossovers. For Teijin, the arrangement could lead to widening its portfolio beyond specialty and high-end automotive carbon fiber applications.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon GM Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2010

(FHI) with carbon fiber for car bodies later this year—the first use of carbon fiber for auto bodies mass-produced in Japan. Toyota reportedly will use carbon fiber for the hood and roof of the Lexus LFA, a luxury sports car to be produced starting in December.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Toyota Supplies 199

InsideEVs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ride1Up is setting a new standard in the e-bike game with its new CF Racer1, a carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike with an affordable price tag of just $2,295.

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Carbon Fiber Affordable Carbon Standards 62

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal’s five-seat cabin concept provides clues to how the company is harnessing automotive design processes and materials while meeting commercial aviation’s highest safety standards to optimize the AAM passenger experience and price-point. —Jaiwon Shin. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers.

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Hyundai Concept International Motor 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

BMW M GmbH used the M Night Event in the lead-up to the Nürburgring 24-hour race to unveil the BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology). The M3 CRT represents the worldwide debut of a new production process for carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components in the automotive industry. kilograms per horsepower (7.7

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Carbon Fiber BMW Carbon Production 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

SGL Group, a leading manufacturer of carbon-based products and materials, will sell its graphite electrode (GE) business to Showa Denko (Japan). The final proceeds will be determined based on the balance sheets at closing.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Malaysia Austria 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

The ornamental grilles covering the BMW kidney grille, the lower and two outer air inlets and the body elements for the lower rear end trim all come from the BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Campus, which uses 3D printing to produce prototype and standard parts.

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BMW Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Store 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2018

In a paper in the journal Small , the team reports that the metal/metal oxide@N-doped graphitic carbon fibers—especially Co 3 O 4 —exhibit comparable ORR catalytic activity but superior stability and methanol tolerance versus the industry-standard platinum in alkaline solutions. Tang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Fiber Fuel Polymer Carbon 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train in everyday conditions on European roads. That is why road testing of near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train is an important milestone in our research and development efforts.

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BMW Hydrogen Production Carbon Fiber 482

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2020

OXIS has also successfully developed a standard Li-S battery module that saves production time and cost. 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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Lithium Sulfur Carbon Fiber Energy Mariner 327

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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BMW Carbon Fiber Wind Lithium Ion 418

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In terms of weight and stiffness, the recyclable natural-fiber composite materials of non-structural components share properties similar to carbon-fiber composites (CFRP) and meet the same high safety and quality standards. Natural-fiber composites can be manufactured more economically and with less energy.

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Kits Porsche Carbon Fiber Renewable 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2012

For organizational purposes, Fisipe’s activities are allocated to the Carbon Fibers & Composite Materials (CF / CM) Business Unit in the Carbon Fibers & Composites Business Area. Standard carbon fibers for industrial use (industrial grade) are made up of fiber bundles containing 50,000 filaments (50K).

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Carbon Fiber Companies Portugal Carbon 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Additionally, Audi is now offering e-gas to power the A3 Sportback g-tron as standard; customers will pay only the regular natural gas price. When the new A4 Avant g-tron and the A5 Sportback g-tron come on market later this year, the e-gas offer as standard will apply to these models as well.

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Audi Gas Standards Gas-Electric 186

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

We’ve known the Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Chrysler 300 were on borrowed time, taking the range of V8-powered variants with them, and now the automaker has announced that the last of its Hellcat-carrying vehicles is going away: The Ram 1500 TRX is headed for the door after the 2024 model year, though the standard truck will remain on sale.&

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Carbon Fiber Production Dodge MPH 94

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Advanced Carbon Fiber for Compressed Hydrogen and Natural Gas Storage Tanks. This potential area, coordinated with AMO and the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), would focus on R&D to reduce the cost of hydrogen and natural gas storage tanks through development of low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber (CF).

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Market Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Mariner 195

Electrek

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite being a tiny vessel, the SILENT Tender 400 was built with the same design standards as Silent Yachts’ larger boats. 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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All-Electric Carbon Fiber Solar Electric 67

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

Building upon this proven track record, the new ProRail brings with it a series of advancements and new standard features. The ProRail is known for its lightweight and durable design, utilizing carbon fiber composite TUFFSHELL ACF Type 4 CNG cylinders.

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Fuel Peterbilt Carbon Fiber Fuel Economy 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The first was for the new steel pistons for diesel engines ( earlier post ), the second for high-strength carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) struts. Fiber composites, particularly those that include carbon fibers, are ideal for ensuring maximum stiffness with minimum weight. The CO 2 break-even point (i.e.

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Mercedes Carbon Fiber Diesel Cars 262

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2018

High-performance independent suspension, Continuous Damping Control (CDC), intelligent electric all-wheel drive come standard, and users also have the option of equipping vehicle with next-gen active air suspension. The ES6 sports the only body design with a hybrid structure of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber in its class.

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SUV Miles Range Carbon Fiber 285

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2017

Over the standard cycle the A4 Avant g-tron with S tronic uses 3.8 The high-strength, safe gas tanks made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) are located beneath the rearward structure. It develops 125 kW (170 hp) and achieves torque of 270 N·m (199.1 kilogram (1.3

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Audi Gas Available Standards 150

Green Car Congress

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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Energy Storage Volvo Carbon Fiber Energy 368

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Unassuming Speed McLaren lets you know right away the GT is a serious driver’s car—the carbon fiber steering wheel is void of all buttons and controls for the audio, telephone and cruise control—meaning serious driving ahead. The roof with a fixed glass panel slopes to the carbon fiber deck lid with a window over the 14.8

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Carbon Fiber Clean Cleaning Carbon 91

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

They are the first in Europe to use twin 26-inch diameter carbon fiber fuel tanks which store gas at 250 bar pressure to increase range from around 300 miles to as much as 500. It will allow them to always run entirely on biomethane, which is 35% to 40% cheaper than diesel and emits 70% less CO 2.

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Miles Carbon Fiber Fleet Range 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2020

In the last decade, the industry standard has been represented by insertion materials for both anode and cathode, while recently alloy-forming materials with Li x Z (Z = Si, Sn, Sb, Bi) formula have emerged as viable, alternative anodes materials. . 1 showed strong performance for more than 1000 cycles. … —Maroni et al. Resources.

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Li-ion Conversion Carbon Fiber Batteries 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

INFINITI has also called upon the team’s high level of expertise in advanced composite materials to create the carbon fiber bodywork elements of the Project Black S. Gloss black trim replaces the chrome found on the standard car, which surrounds the double-arch grille and lines the crescent-cut C-pillar.

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Infinity Carbon Fiber Hybrid Concept 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

Nodes join aerospace-grade carbon fiber tubing into standardized building objects, resulting in an industrial-strength chassis that can be assembled in a matter of minutes. Core to the Divergent manufacturing approach is the use of 3D printed metal alloy joints called Nodes.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Companies Auto 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

SGL Carbon Holdings BV, a subsidiary of SGL Carbon SE, signed the sale and purchase agreement to sell SGL Group’s cathodes, furnace linings, and carbon electrodes (CFL/CE) business to funds advised by Triton. The SGL Group is a leading manufacturer worldwide of products and materials made from carbon.

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Carbon Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Wind 170

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Carbon fiber accents highlight the dash, door panels, and center console, and Alfa equips a Harman Kardon sound system. The vehicles also come standard with the Active Assist Plus Driver Group, which brings several safety features, including blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alerts, and more.

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Carbon Carbon Fiber North America MPH 82

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

Composite body with carbon fiber. Standard bed configuration. Preliminary specifications announced today include: 75 MPGe fuel efficiency in all-electric operation. 80-mile all-electric range. gasoline-powered range extender. 460 system horsepower (343 kW). 0-60 miles per hour in 5.5 True all-wheel drive (AWD). Double cab.

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Extended Range Range Long Beach Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Materials. Projects will develop and integrate a suite of computational tools that can accurately predict precursors for low cost carbon fiber. Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Vehicles Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The chassis of the car is built from a super lightweight all carbon fiber and aluminium monocoque and weighs 800 kg (1,764 lbs), contributing to its acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 The Formula E car comes fitted with standard 18 inch Michelin tires which are good to use in wet and dry weather conditions. Click to enlarge.

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2014 Los Angeles Auto Carbon Fiber 252