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1000-mile Aptera solar EV will get Italian carbon-fiber body

Green Car Reports

The Aptera solar-assisted EV will get a carbon-fiber composite body from the same supplier used by supercar makers, to aid in its quest for 1,000 miles of real-world range. Aptera recently announced an agreement with Italy's C.P.C. Bodies for the sleek three-wheeler will be made in Modena, Italy, in the Motor Valley.

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Toray to acquire European carbon fiber fabric and pre-preg business

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to acquire its European carbon fiber fabric and prepreg business. Toray will take over the assets of Saati’s plant in Legnano in January 2015, which would start operation as Composite Materials (Italy) S.r.l., (CIT), Toray Industries, Inc. has reached a basic agreement with Saati S.p.A CIT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray.

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Automobili Lamborghini collaborating with Houston Methodist Research Institute on bioengineering carbon fiber composite study

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Automobili Lamborghini is a leader in the research and production of carbon fiber composite materials, and the Advanced Composite Lightweight Structures Department of Research & Development provides its experience not only in the automotive field but also in other sectors including biomedical.

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Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept

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The interior is made almost entirely of sustainable materials, all made in Italy. Even the extensively integrated carbon, such as in the center console and door panels, is made of regenerated carbon: a new, two-layer composite material. It is imported to Europe once a year and by ship, which reduces the carbon footprint.

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Maserati’s Folgore Day event showcases its commitment to electrification, just not 100%

Baua Electric

To celebrate over 100 years in business while looking ahead to another century filled with electrification, Maserati held a “Folgore Day” event in Italy. Today’s event celebrates Maserati S.p.A’s 110 year run to date, having been founded in Bologna, Italy, and now operating out of Modena under the Stellantis umbrella.

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Lamborghini presents electric super sports car design concept, developed in collaboration with MIT labs

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Exactly one year ago we have signed an agreement with the MIT-Italy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which marked the start of a collaboration between two outstanding entities for the creation of a project that intends to write an important page in the future of super sports cars for the third millennium.

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University of Washington and Lamborghini Partner on Carbon Composites

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The UW lab has hosted Lamborghini engineers for month-long periods; UW faculty have traveled to Italy to conduct small classes on the fundamentals of composites design and certification; and the university has sent engineering graduate students for internships at Lamborghini’s Bologna headquarters.