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Continental Structural Plastics’ Advanced Technologies Center unveils lightweighting, battery enclosure and materials innovations

Green Car Congress

This is the process now in use to manufacture the PACE Award winning GMC Sierra Denali CarbonPro pickup box—the industry’s first carbon fiber pickup box. Phenolic system which is ideal for high temperature applications where parts must meet fire safety, smoke emission, combustion and toxicity requirements.

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2025 Ram 1500 TRX, Toyota FT-Se thought: These days’s Automotive Information

Baua Electric

You’ll to find those tales and extra in lately’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority. You’ll to find those tales and extra in lately’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority.

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GM introduces CNG bi-fuel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups

Green Car Congress

General Motors is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel versions of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. The trucks use a 17-gallon Type 3 CNG tank made from composite material with aluminum liner and carbon fiber wrap. Bi-fuel Chevrolet Silverado. Click to enlarge.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Michael Leiters , who was Ferrari’s chief technology officer (he recently left the company), says there’s no denying that electrification in the car industry is largely being driven by the need to comply with strict emissions regulations, including for carbon dioxide. Lamborghini has been the stubborn holdout among speed merchants.

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Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing

Charged EVs

The carbon footprint is as small as practical: there are no spectators, and the cars and teams travel on a specially greened-up ship. Extreme E invests in local environmental projects at each site, and buys carbon offsets to compensate for what emissions it cannot avoid. There are two motors, each with 200 kW (225 hp) of power.