Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will showcase diversified material solutions for safe and compact EV batteries, improved connectivity and lightweighting, as well as circular economy at Fakuma , the world’s leading trade event for industrial plastics processing, from 17 - 21 October 2023 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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Carbon Fiber Economy Battery Batteries 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

ë-Jumpy Hydrogen, an electric van with a fuel cell and rechargeable batteries, is the first Citroën powered by this form of energy. kWh battery that acts as a 50 km reserve and takes over automatically when the hydrogen tank is empty. kWh battery that acts as a 50 km reserve and takes over automatically when the hydrogen tank is empty.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Recharge Fuel 493

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A team at Sun Yat-sen University in China has developed new high-performance, stable cathode for Li-S batteries consisting of a 3D activated carbon fiber matrix (ACFC) and sulfur. For the composite cathodes with 3D conductive framework, however, the continuous carbon fibers act as high-speed electron pathway.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Li-ion Battery 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2022

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded. Synthesizing carbon fiber involves temperatures of more than 1,000 °C.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. The battery enclosure is extremely lightweight, stable and safe.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Battery Batteries 207

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. Renault Scénic Vision is zero emission in production and in use with a 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional battery electric vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Automakers seem to be in agreement that the ‘skateboard’ location for heavy battery packs—low and wide beneath the passenger floor—is the ideal layout for electric vehicles. Researchers in Sweden have examined the possibility of using the vehicle shell as a battery casing.

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Carbon Fiber Electric Vehicles Carbon Battery 152

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

Penn State researchers have proposed cold sintering as an improved method of solid-state battery production that enables multi-material integration for better batteries. This prevents fire-causing short circuits, but also in theory it enables solid-state batteries to have higher energy density. —Zane Grady, lead author.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Of that, the battery will deliver 90 to 95 km; with self-charging and solar, the range increases to 120 km +. The VEGAN features an extremely durable lightweight reinforced aluminum (6061-T6) chassis that weighs under 31 kg and a reinforced fiberglass body with carbon fiber ribs that weighs under 23 kg.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The drive motor is a 3-phase asynchronous AC induction unit with maximum output of 240kW; the 621.6VDC battery pack has 93.24 Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty'

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2021

Technology that allows vehicle body shells to serve as batteries may be a step closer to reality. Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology claim to have produced a working "structural battery" that can both hold a charge and, as the name says, act as part of a vehicle's structure.

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Carbon Fiber Battery Batteries Universal 214

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the long-term potential to supplement internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrid systems and battery-electric vehicles within the BMW Group’s flexible drive train strategy, the company said. This functional testing is now being followed with field testing on the roads.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

At SEMA, Ford and Webasto revealed Mustang Lithium, an ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype. Mustang Lithium is low and sleek, with custom carbon fiber body components, a 1.0-inch Ford has made no secret of the fact that we are electrifying our most popular nameplates.

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Ford F-150 Battery Batteries 280

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

At the side view, inspiration has been taken from the Ariya’s fluid and efficient surfaces, exaggerated to a maximum in carbon fiber. 87 kWh battery, 238-horsepower AC synchronous motor, 221 lb-ft of torque, up to 300-mile estimated range. Powertrain/performance/range. Ariya Venture+ FWD. Ariya Evolve+ FWD. Ariya Premiere FWD.

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Nissan Concept Carbon Fiber Miles 417

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The vehicle, entirely made of carbon-fiber, maintains the same lines and contained mass of the original 4L, yet presenting new dynamic capabilities. AIR4 is powered by 22,000 mAh lithium polymère batteries with a total capacity of 90,000 mAh.

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Carbon Fiber France Electric Electrical 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2020

OXIS Energy has successfully tested its Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell prototypes at 471Wh/kg and is confident of achieving 500Wh/kg in the next 12 months. OXIS has also successfully developed a standard Li-S battery module that saves production time and cost.

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Lithium Sulfur Carbon Fiber Energy Mariner 327

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2014

The BMW i3 is the first of the BMW i vehicles constructed from the ground up primarily of carbon fiber to enter the US market. With 170 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque hybrid-synchronous electric motor, the fully electric BMW i3 is electrified by a 22-kWh lithium-ion battery, good for 80-100 miles of emission-free driving.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

Range extending hybrids are a synergy between electric trucks and series hybrids, and their design reduces the energy storage size required for trucks to run on batteries alone. Charge Mode: When keyed on, the truck automatically detects the state of charge of the batteries and starts charging them, if needed, using the turbine engine.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As most readers know, Tesla plans on introducing structural battery packs at some point in the near future. By using the battery pack’s container and the battery cells themselves for rigidity, the overall weight of the vehicle can be reduced.

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Carbon Fiber Future Battery Batteries 121

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

The vehicle, piloted by German extreme sportsmen Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer, ran on a lithium-ion battery developed from Evonik’s LITARION electrodes and SEPARION ceramic separators. The SEPARION technology is manufactured exclusively by Evonik and allows the battery cells to store energy generated from a portable wind turbine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

With its high-performance fuel cell and optimized power battery, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen’s drive system is unique in the world. In coasting overrun and braking phases, it serves as a generator, feeding energy into a power battery. With this, we are forging new paths for sustainable driving pleasure.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), along with its parent company Teijin, unveiled an innovative honeycomb Class A panel technology and an advanced, multi-material EV battery enclosure that can be molded in any number of CSP’s proprietary composite formulations. Multi-material Battery Enclosure. Honeycomb Technology. High strength.

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Battery Batteries Carbon Fiber Michigan 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This work will also consider a variety of battery topologies—from traditional slow-charging and low-cost options through to novel ultra-fast technologies—and analyze how best to package these components within the motorcycle. The V-Duct applied in the WMC300FR 3-wheeled hybrid bike.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

In December 2011, the two companies had agreed to a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies including Li-ion batteries. In March 2012, the two signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and begun the work. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

battery, motor, wiring, and suspension—are sourced from a variety of suppliers, including Renault’s Twizy, a line of electric-powered city cars. SABIC’s LNP STAT-KON carbon fiber-reinforced compound. 3D printing Electric (Battery)' Mechanical components—i.e., Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2023

Making its first US appearance , the Lexus RZ Sport Concept is based on the recently launched 2023 Lexus RZ 450e battery electric vehicle. Modifications to the RZ 450e body include carbon fiber panels on either side of the matte black grille, a carbon fiber hood with large air scoops, flared wheel arches and aerodynamic louvers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

The e-Golf (“Das e-Auto” earlier post ), the Volkswagen brand’s second series production battery-electric vehicle after the e-up!, Put another way, Volkswagen’s goal, based on its strategic approach, is for the e-Golf to deliver the performance and handling of a Golf which happens to have a battery-electric powertrain. The e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Platform design: BEVs are increasingly being designed around shared rolling frames or platforms that contain the batteries, drive systems, and in some cases structural elements of the cars. Mass distribution: BEVs have predominantly located their batteries in a low, flat container on the floor of their vehicle.

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Electric Vehicles Battery Batteries Vehicles 243

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2023

All doors can be opened remotely by a smartphone, and the foldable, carbon-fiber hardtop will also be smartphone activated and automatically retract into the trunk, leaving some luggage space; additional luggage space will be available in the frunk. Lightweight materials will also feature in the carbon-fiber 23-inch wheels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

The custom Bronco SUV features a carbon fiber body and has been fully electrified with a 600-horsepower, dual-motor propulsion system featuring a 100-kWh battery and 235-plus miles of all-electric range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

The three electric motors are powered by a lithium-ion high specific power (4500 W/kg) battery pack that also supports a fully-electric drive mode. The extensive use of carbon fiber and lightweight materials, combined with the potent engine power, contributes to achieving the best weight-to-power ratio in the history of Lamborghini: 1.75

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of efficiency and emissions improvement solutions for fleets, announced that it is on schedule for March deliveries of its new battery-electric LightningElectric conversion system for Ford Transit. Depending on battery option and drive cycle, LightningElectric has a payload capacity of up to 4,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

The main fan is a total of 8 meters in diameter with 12 hollow carbon fiber fixed-pitch blades and driven by a five-megawatt, 6700 horsepower electric motor. Diameter: 8 meters • Blades: 12 hollow carbon fiber fixed-pitch blades • Max rpm ? N) (about the weight of one standard D battery). HALO Wind Tunnel Main Fan.

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Ohio Wind Honda Carbon Fiber 359

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Essentia is the brand’s first battery electric vehicle and features a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque, a robust, multi-motor electric powertrain, and a custom-tailored interior. Underneath the carbon-fiber monocoque of Essentia is a high-density battery pack and multiple electric motors.

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