Electric Vehicles
High-voltage composite battery housing concept developed for e-mobility applications
Evonik and partners’ glass fiber-reinforced epoxy SMC component reduces battery housing weight by ~10%, ensures suitability for all vehicle size and class.
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Jaguar Land Rover undertakes composite program for EV lightweighting
U.K. Tucana project plans to replace steel and aluminum with composites for vehicle structures.
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General Motors plans to eliminate gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The carmaker plans to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality.
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SGL Carbon ramps up production facility for composite e-mobility solutions
Investment includes approximately $4.5 million within three years, partly supported by public funding. Operations will be enhanced via a new production processes for fiber-based composites.
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Kordsa supplies carbon fiber fabric for TRB EV battery enclosure production
Kordsa’s supply of carbon fiber fabric offers additional electric vehicle lightweighting opportunities for TRB Lightweight Structures.
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GM announces eVTOL, delivery vehicle concepts
During a virtual CES 2021 keynote, General Motors announced its BrightDrop electric delivery vehicle business and single-seater urban air mobility concept vehicle.
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Workhorse receives purchase order for all-electric, composite body delivery vehicle series
Purchase order for 6,320 C-Series delivery vehicles marks Workhorses’ largest individual order to date and expands its sales channel internationally into Canada.
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Agility Prime completes Joby eVTOL airworthiness evaluation report
The U.S. Air Force’s initiative to accelerate the vertical aircraft market lays the groundwork for the use of Joby’s eVTOL equipment for military missions.
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What is the role of composites in electric vehicles?
Governments and automakers are sending clear signals that electric vehicles are the future. Lightweighting EVs with composites seems obvious, but Dale Brosius says there are more opportunities not to be missed.
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Automotive market report predicts 17% decrease in global production in 2020
Data and market analysis company Inovev estimates that 15 million fewer vehicles have been produced in 2020 compared to 2019.
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