Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2015

Ford and DowAksa signed a joint development agreement (JDA) formally to advance research on cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber, a material poised to play a significant role in the drive to make vehicles lighter. DowAksa is expanding on Aksa’s existing carbon fiber production assets.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Light 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

The vehicle represents the latest phase of Ford’s research into developing sustainable technology solutions that are affordable for consumers and can be produced in large volumes across the product lineup. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. Carbon fiber interior components.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

Toray Advanced Composites and BASF signed a manufacturing and supply agreement focused on the production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRT) tapes for the automotive and industrial markets. The fiber manufacturer will reinforce BASF’s Ultramid PA6 (Polyamide) resins with either glass fiber or with carbon fiber.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2023

Fisker Ronin is an all-electric four-door convertible GT sports car—a true five-seat GT with a carbon fiber hard-top convertible, four butterfly doors, a high-tech luxury interior, and futuristic exterior design. An integrated battery pack powers Ronin to a targeted 600-plus mile range.

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Alaska Fisker Carbon Fiber Convert 354

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

The team of engineers and designers utilized the automotive industry’s reductive design approach to create the light-weight interior cabin, which is made of forged carbon fiber. —Jaiwon Shin. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers.

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Hyundai Concept International Motors 221

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. For all subtopics, technologies may be applicable to compression ignition and/or spark ignition engines. Miller Cycle).

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Fuel Economy 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2012

MOVE projects aim to engineer light-weight, affordable natural gas tanks for vehicles as well as to develop natural gas compressors that can efficiently fuel a natural gas vehicle at home. million award to engineer an adsorbed natural gas storage system utilizing a novel external framework and internal porous materials.

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Gas Eaton Low Cost Carbon Fiber 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

million, subject to appropriations, to support research and development of advanced vehicle technologies, including batteries, lightweight materials, and advanced combustion engines, as well as innovative technologies for energy efficient mobility. Battery500 Seedling Projects. Models will be validated using actual performance data.

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Vehicles Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In its total cost of acquisition and operation of the vehicle should be cheaper than a comparable gasoline engine, the partners said. The passenger compartment consists of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, while aluminum is used in the front, rear and room frame. We wanted a car that is affordable and fun while driving.

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Miles Range Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

million to 22 new cost-shared projects to accelerate the research of advanced battery, lightweight materials, engine emission control technologies, and energy efficient mobility systems (EEMS). These projects enable smaller, safer, lighter weight, and less expensive battery packs that ultimately will make electric vehicles more affordable.

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Carbon Fiber Li-ion Mercedes GM 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2010

Nicknamed “fuzzy fiber” by its inventor at UDRI, Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-XTM) is the first tailored nanomaterial capable of being produced in sizes and quantities large enough to make them affordable and viable for large-scale commercial use. But in doing so, electrical and thermal conductivity inherent to metals is lost.

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Carbon Fiber Energy Production Ohio 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

Participants in H 2 USA are working together to create ways to deliver affordable hydrogen fuel safely. PNNL’s participation in the group builds on several contributions its scientists and engineers have already made to fuel cell technology. So far more than two dozen entities have joined H 2 USA, including the American Gas Assn.,

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Hydrogen USA Carbon Fiber Gasoline 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Description. Federal funding.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

The body and roof of the e-tron GT are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and the car uses the same multi-material construction philosophy as other Audi vehicles like the A8. This helps engineers develop shared parts across many vehicles that are philosophically similar.

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Audi SUV Concept All-Electric 300

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Ford Mustang has always been known for affordable -- or affordable-ish -- performance. liter V8 to go along with an eight-speed dual-clutch rear transaxle and carbon-fiber driveshaft. Other standard or available features include a dry-sump oil system, magnesium wheels, titanium exhaust, and carbon-ceramic brakes.

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Carbon Fiber Ford Legal Carbon 98

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2022

—Eric Bach, SVP of Product and Chief Engineer, Lucid Group. With this vast power and the enhanced delivery afforded by the twin rear-drive unit, Lucid Air Sapphire will accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph in less than two seconds, from zero to 100 mph in less than four seconds, and the standing quarter mile in under 9 seconds.

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Motor Motors Motoring Carbon Fiber 195

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

EN-V is a two-seat electric vehicle designed to alleviate concerns surrounding traffic congestion, parking availability, air quality and affordability for tomorrow’s cities. Group (SAIC) unveiled three models of a concept new vehicle form called EN-V, short for Electric Networked-Vehicle. Earlier post.).

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Faurecia has earmarked composites as a key enabler for vehicle lightweighting and is concentrating its R&D efforts in two directions: developing affordable carbon fiber and reaching automotive industry cycle times of one part per minute. The “one-shot” project, led by Faurecia's Franco-German R&D teams, started in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2015

However, it is important to consider the entire life-cycle of the vehicle, including the potential shifts in GHG burdens associated with lightweight materials, such as aluminum, magnesium, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), and high-strength and advanced high-strength steels (HSS and AHSS). Credit: ACS, Kelly et al.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Topics addressed include: advanced batteries (including manufacturing processes) and electric drive R&D; Lightweight materials; Advanced combustion engine and enabling technologies R&D; and Fuels technologies (dedicated or dual-fuel natural gas engine technologies).

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. I loved everything about engineering, programming, and building things," he says. "I and a Ph.D.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. will design and develop a vehicle and powertrain with electrified engine components that can enable higher engine efficiency and a significantly more aerodynamically reengineered cab. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Other improvements included: Advanced integration of Navistar N13 Engine utilizing proprietary intelligent controls and high efficiency combustion. Innovative use of lighter-weight carbon-fiber panels in the upper body, roof headers, back panel, and dash panel. Fuel economy.

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Fuel Economy Vehicles Wind Economy 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Basing the new Golf on the MQB had far-reaching consequences; this Golf was completely redesigned in practically every area—the vehicle body, the interior, the engines, all of the information and entertainment systems and the numerous new driver assistance systems. The gasoline engines. Earlier post.). l/100km (37.9 l/100 km.

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Cars That Think

JULY 23, 2024

Embracing the Power of Reliable Embodied AI The Mercury Series is engineered as the ideal hardware platform for embodied AI research, providing robust support for sophisticated AI algorithms and real-world applications. These components are a testament to the company’s foresight in addressing the practicalities of large-scale manufacturing.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

But compared to the Eelex 8000’s price tag of US $300,000, the comparatively more affordable Bowrider 1 at US $139,000 is solidly in the “Yes, I’m a dentist, but I don’t own my own practice” territory. meter (21 ft) boat’s hull is constructed using advanced materials, including glass fiber and carbon fiber, at the company’s Swedish factory.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2023

About nine minutes later, the Electron upper stage reached low Earth orbit (LEO) and shut down its Rutherford Vacuum engine. Electron is the only rocket in the world to successfully reach orbit with structures built almost entirely out of carbon fiber composites. Rocket Lab’s workhorse rocket is relatively unique.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The Renault gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid system supports 60 km of electric range plus extended range due to the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine. One of the concept’s major innovations is the fact that gearshifts do not necessitate the use of a clutch thanks to a specific control unit designed by Renault’s engineers.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

“it’s gonna happen, but I don’t I don’t know if it’ll happen in your lifetime and mine,” says Ron Barrett-Gonzalez , an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Kansas. Solving the Physics of Hoverbikes “Helicopters, for a long time, have been built with relatively small engines for their size,” says Barrett-Gonzalez.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

After addressing the company’s timeline, Mr. Goldstien pivoted to address engineering hurdles the electric plane’s design had overcome. The Archer Midnight achieves unparalleled views through the use of carbon fiber; the lightweight material allowing Archer to use more glass (a comparatively heavy material) in the cabin.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We often bemoan the demise of low-cost sedans and hatchbacks, but there are still affordable wheels out there – they just happen to be crossovers and utility vehicles Such as the 2025 Nissan Kicks. The engine is also a bit loud and thrashy and a lot of road noise comes into the cabin, despite an increase in sound insulation.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 7, 2024

This is especially true considering the now-discontinued LX/LD platform was comparatively affordable due to having been around so long. Electric vehicles (EVs) have been depreciating faster than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. These prices do not include the additional $1,595 destination fee.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

At that point, the rocket – known as the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) – was to be 12 meters (39 ft) in diameter, 122 meters (400 ft) tall, and made almost entirely out of carbon-fiber composites. The principles of the rocket, its general shape and layout, and the Raptor engine powering it remained the same.

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Baua Electric

JULY 3, 2024

Amflow is described as a new electric mountain bike brand incubated by DJI and is responsible for the eMTB’s ultra-light carbon fiber frame design. As much as we’ve learned about DJI’s new motor system, we still don’t know much about the bike itself, other than that it apparently has a super lightweight carbon fiber frame.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Also don’t expect an affordable small EV much before 2030. We developed the Zero series with a target of 300 miles or more as the optimal range,” said Koji Nakano, the general manager and chief engineer for BEV product planning at Honda. Honda 0 Saloon concept No carbon fiber. 300-mile target range. “We

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

million each, you may have to own Wayne Enterprises to afford one. --> Tumbler Batmobile replica is a full-scale, fully-functional vehicle with only 10 units up for grabs. million each, you may have to own Wayne Enterprises to afford one.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 29, 2024

Ariel recently unveiled the E-Nomad concept , which swaps the vehicle’s small gasoline engine for an electric motor and battery pack while incorporating body panels made from sustainable material. liter turbo-4 engine available in 260 hp, 302 hp, and 305 hp tunes.

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