Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Mahindra Racing, the motor sports division of the India-based Mahindra Group, unveiled India’s first Formula E battery-electric race car, capable of reaching speeds of up to 225 km/h (140 mph), at Auto Expo 2014 in Delhi. Mahindra is the only Indian team in the Formula E. The Formula E car produces 200 kw of power. seconds.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The XL1 has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 160 km/h (99 mph); cruising at a constant 100 km/h the XL1 uses only 8.3 The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L kWh to cover more than 0.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

EV is targeted to have a range of more than 100 km (62 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). The passenger compartment will be made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). engineers intend to investigate the feasibility of carbon fiber materials in ultra-compact cars suitable for series production.

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Light Carbon Fiber Germany Carbon 246

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2011

The concept car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph in 4.4 seconds and reaches an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). In all-electric mode, it has a range of 50 km (31 miles) and a top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). The axle load distribution is 50:50.

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Audi Plug-in Hybrid Concept 329

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2010

Based on engine power and gear ratios, the estimated acceleration from 0-60 mph is 2.5 seconds, with 0-100 mph in less than 5 seconds. Carbon Fiber HRE racing wheels. At the same time, the team expects to hit an emissions target of EPA bin 3, according to Kevin Fern, president of AFVTech. 4 10x33 Luxfer CNG cylinders, 10.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

The Audi R8 e-tron accelerates from zero to 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.6 Its top speed is normally limited to 200 km/h (124 mph); 250 km/h (155 mph) was approved for the record-setting lap. Immediately afterwards, Markus Winkelhock drove two fast laps in one go in a second R8 e-tron that was limited to 200 km/h (124 mph).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2011

The bodywork consists mainly of a carbon fiber composite with ROHACELL structural foam from Evonik Industries. When they built the electromobile, the duo opted for a sandwich structure of carbon-fiber fabric and a structural core of Evonik’s ROHACELL polymethacrylimide (PMI) rigid foam.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

In combination with a lighter body enabled by the partial adoption of carbon fiber construction, the new buses will be able to operate continuously over increased distances—up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) on a full charge, at a top speed of 85 km/h (53 mph). Load capacity is 72 passengers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

The Teijin Group recently unveiled a super-lightweight electric concept car made with proprietary materials and technologies including carbon fiber composites, polycarbonate resins and bio-derived polyester. The body incorporates a core structure made of carbon fiber composite material. Click to enlarge. Weight Reduction.

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Concept Carbon Fiber Cars Automobile 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2012

The racing driver Sabine Schmitz has tested the battery-electric Furtive eGT sports car from Exagon Motors ( earlier post ) on the Nordschleife (north loop) of the Nürburgring, achieving a top speed of nearly 240 km/h (149 mph) on the 20 kilometer long Nordschleife.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

The Empulse offers a 100-mile (161-kilometer) range and 100-mph top speed. The Empulse R uses carbon fiber for headlight shroud, front and rear fenders, top panel and the rear light housing. Brammo, Inc. has announced pricing and production plans for the Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles and previewed the new design.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The Multimaterial Space Frame of the compact Audi crosslane coupé comprises three materials: aluminum, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). The Audi crosslane coupé accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.6 The car’s top speed is 182 km/h (113 mph).

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 273

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The frame and the swinging arm that holds the back wheel are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). In “Pedelec” mode, the cyclist is supported by the electric motor that then makes speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) possible and delivers a range of 50-70 kilometers (31-44 miles).

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Audi Concept Carbon Fiber Light 361

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2023

With a projected 0-60 mph time of approximately two seconds and a 170 mph (275 km/h) top speed, Rōnin should be able to match up with or surpass any supercar currently on the market while also delivering tremendous range. Lightweight materials will also feature in the carbon-fiber 23-inch wheels.

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Fisker Carbon Fiber Miles Range 195

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This unique AWD system launches the MOTION to 60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds with a top speed of more than 200 mph (322 km/h). The MOTION features extensive use of carbon fiber composite materials for its monocoque chassis and body. Only 50 MOTIONs will ever be produced.

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Carbon Fiber Motoring Motor Motors 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbon fiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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BMW Concept San Francisco Carbon Fiber 273

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

Power from the Motor Generator Unit accelerates the carbon-fiber flywheel, which runs in a high-vacuum. The energy emission process (boost) is defined by the minimum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) stipulated by the regulations, the race strategy selected, the throttle pedal movement and acceleration of the car.

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Audi Energy Storage Hybrid Diesel 304

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

Carbon fiber, produced via artisan craftmanship in the Sant’Agata Bolognese factory, is the principal structural element within the new car, used not only in the monofuselage and frame but also for many elements of the bodywork. The Revuelto is the first super sports car to be fitted with a 100% carbon fiber front structure.

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Carbon Fiber Hybrid Lithium Ion Recharge 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

The Nissan LEAF NISMO RC is designed and constructed as a real racing machine, starting with its full carbon fiber monocoque bodywork. In preliminary testing the NISMO RC produces 0 to 62 mph acceleration in 6.85 seconds and a top speed of 93 mph (150 km/h). —Carlos Tavares, chairman, Nissan Americas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

s and a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), or up to 125 km/h (78 mph) under pure electric power. Lamborghini continues to focus on weight reduction as a means to reducing CO 2 , for example through the investment in carbon fiber engineering, which also contributes to our quest for the best super sports car handling and performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Featuring three UQM motors developing a combined 700 bhp (522 kW), the AEGT has a top speed currently limited to 300 km/h (186 mph). The monocoque chassis is made entirely of carbon fiber to make it lighter and more rigid.

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All-Electric Carbon Fiber Polymer Energy Storage 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2012

Because the electric hub motor only assists the rider’s pedaling up to 25 km/h (16 mph), the BMW i Pedelec Concept does not need to be insured or registered, no licence is required to use it, and the rider does not have to wear a helmet.

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BMW Concept Carbon Fiber Recharge 240

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The 73kW/100hp engine unit delivers an acceleration rate of 0 to 100 km/h in twelve seconds with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). Three high pressure tanks made from carbon-fiber composite material can hold up to 4.2 kg of hydrogen. This provides an operating range of up to 320 kilometers (199 miles).

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Hydrogen CO2 Carbon Fiber Gas-Electric 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

seconds and has a top speed limited to 200 km/h (124 mph). The sandwich structure with the structural foam ROHACELL and carbon fibers makes the body 60-70% lighter than a comparable steel structure. Evonik Industries is presenting the lightweight battery-electric Elise-E at the Car Symposium in Bochum.

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Lithium Ion Carbon Fiber Electrical Electric 250

InsideEVs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The carbon fiber boat has a 31 mph top speed and 66 miles of range on a single charge.

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Carbon Fiber Miles MPH Carbon 133

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Turbo ecoFLEX natural gas version has been fitted with gas tanks made of composite material including carbon fiber. CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Turbo ecoFLEX delivers 110 kW (150 hp) with 210 N·m (155 lb-ft) of torque and reaches a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph). The new Zafira Tourer 1.6 Click to enlarge.

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Gas Miles Range Carbon Fiber 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2013

The racer can reach a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph); two lithium polymer batteries with a combined capacity of 8 kWh support a range of 22 km (13.7 EVE’s compact design is built on a tubular steel space frame housed within a carbon fiber body. Seuffer GmbH & Co.KG Peter Spies, group manager at Fraunhofer IIS in Nuremberg.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

The Fraunhofer carbon fiber battery housing that surrounds the Artega GT battery—which weights 340 kg (750 lbs)—itself weights only 35 kilograms (77 lbs). Even if a sharp object collides with the housing at 60 km/h (45 mph), the battery on the inside remains intact.

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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. seconds.

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Alaska Fisker Carbon Fiber Convert 354

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In the Toyota Mirai, compressed hydrogen fuel is stored in three 10,000-psi carbon-fiber-reinforced high-pressure tanks: one mounted longitudinally in the center of the car; another mounted transversely under the rear seat, and a third below the battery. Cooling air for the battery is silently pulled in from the cabin.

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Toyota Design Electric Vehicles Fuel 448

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2014

The brake calipers grip large, carbon fiber-ceramic brake discs, and the tire size is 285/30 R 21. The splitter, which is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), is shifted far to the front, as on a race car. In Sport mode, the operating strategy configures the drive system for maximum power. Body and chassis.

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 310

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2015

Teijin Limited announced that carbon fiber sheet pre-impregnated with matrix resin, or prepreg, made by Toho Tenax Co., the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, is used in the lightweight body of a new 1.1 seconds, with 200 km/h (124 mph) coming in 5.4 seconds from a standstill.

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Carbon Fiber Croatia Singapore MPH 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

The aluminum spaceframe construction and the Carbon Cage’s use of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) in the roof and at the sides and rear result in an intelligent material mix that increases rigidity at the same time as minimizing weight. The BMW iX xDrive50 posts acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.6

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BMW Carbon Fiber All-Electric Energy 418

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

The outer skin of the show car is made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP); the occupant cell is a mix of CFRP monocoque and an aluminum structure. mph) in 16.9 It reaches 60 km/h (37 mph) in around six seconds. Top speed is governed at 100 km/h (62 mph).

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Concept Audi Charging Carbon Fiber 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

The AEGT all-electric GT racing car designed, built and tested in extreme conditions by Quimera, with technical supervision by Altran, features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, and a powertrain delivering up to 700 bhp (522 kW). Top speed is 300 km/h (186 mph), with acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 3 seconds.

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Vehicles Carbon Fiber Electrical Electric 252

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

seconds and has a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph). The casing for the inverter is made entirely of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. This means it can complete the entire race without the mid-race car swap previously necessary. The Gen2 car has increased power output of 250 kW, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8

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Monaco Carbon Fiber Electrical Electric 239

Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2025

Carbon-fiber bodywork contributes to a relatively low (for an EV) curb weight of 3,395 pounds, allowing the 5 Turbo 3E to get from 0-62 mph in under 3.5 seconds and on a top speed of 168 mph, Renault estimates. inch central touchscreen, with more carbon-fiber components to help drive home this car’s sporty intent.

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