Electric Vehicles

Sustainability

Keynoter Kuehmann to explore SpaceX, Tesla design engineering strategy

This year’s General Session CAMX Live!, being held at 8:30 a.m. today in the Dallas Ballroom of the Omni Hotel, features as keynote speaker Dr.

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Automotive

Hexagon announces third composite hydrogen tank contract for fuel cell vehicles

A third automotive OEM commits to Hexagon Composites as supplier of composite hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles.

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Sustainability

New research project aims to boost electric vehicle performance

The research will develop cost effective, scalable carbon fiber composite solutions, with goal of boosting the performance of electric vehicles.

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Recyclable thermoplastic composites liftgates offer weight savings

Magna to launch two more thermoplastic liftgates this year. 

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Graphene

New composite material lowers temp of EV dashboard

Composites may have new function as phase change materials (PCMs) for managing electric vehicle temperature and range.

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Sustainability

Reinforced phenolics: Still disruptive after all these years

Fiber-reinforced phenolics could be a key enabler of a coming automotive industry disruption.

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Plant Tour: Agility Fuel Solutions, Salisbury, NC, US

This systems integrator enables CFRP pressure vessel growth in commercial vehicles by combining composites and alternative fuel systems expertise.

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Epoxies

Lightweighting summit: Targeting composites auto powertrain opportunities

The Lightweight Composites Solution Conference, held May 17 in Gent, Belgium, focused on materials and designs for reducing automotive powertrain weight.

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Automotive

EconCore licenses Fynotej for NA automotive applications and advances into high-performance thermoplastics (HPT)

Branded Fynocore, these panels have a PP honeycomb core with skins – thermally bonded in-line – in either solid PP sheet or including a non-woven surface finish.

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Magna forms JV with BJEV to engineer and build electric vehicles in China

The engineering and manufacturing joint ventures are expected to take over an existing BAIC manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, where the first production vehicles are planned for 2020.

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