Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
That is why, so far, only petroleum-based materials have been suitable for manufacturing plastic components in automobiles that are subjected to particularly intensive wear. Audi is one of the first automobile manufacturers to test this recycling method in a pilot project with plastics from automobile production.
Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2020
In Germany, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched AgiloDrive, a project seeking to develop novel product kits and production technologies for electric motors for direct transfer to industry. This will allow cost-reducing scaling effects to be used for various product series and manufacturing technologies.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2023
Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. The hydrogen-fueled powertrain kit includes a 200 kWh Li-ion battery; hydrogen fuel storage tanks (58.8 Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Both academia and some first battery manufacturers are beginning to explore this approach. To address this issue, BASF and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have joined forces to investigate the formulation boundary conditions in multilayer battery coatings within a research project supported by public co-funding. —Prof.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR will tackle this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race featuring a complete body kit made of natural-fiber composite materials for the first time. Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with new natural-fiber composite body kit: Racing cars with body parts made of renewable raw materials.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2021
As part of the THINKTANK Industrial Resource Strategies, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have been working with Audi on the pilot project “Chemical Recycling of plastics from automotive manufacturing.” Additionally, mixed plastic waste is often not available for mechanical recycling.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2019
With a new coating process, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have produced electrodes for lithium-ion batteries at record speed. Photo: Ralf Diehm, KIT). So far, manufacturing speeds have been limited to about 30 to 40 meters per minute. —Ralf Diem. Quicker coating requires shorter drying times.
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