Automotive

The automotive industry is no stranger to composites. In addition to enabling groundbreaking vehicle designs, composites are also being used to reduce vehicle weight and cut CO2 emissions.

Flying Car Designed with Composites Ready to Hit the Road, and Soon, the Sky

PAL-V started flying and driving its flying car test prototypes back in 2012. That testing led to PAL-V designing its first flying car to be available commercially, the Liberty. The PAL-V’s hybrid composite...

Pedal to the Metal

Lightweight composite materials have been a key part of developing more fuel-efficient vehicles, as data from the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office indicates that a 10% reduction in vehicle...

Composites Contribute to Cost-Efficient Utility Vehicle

While D2H Advanced Technologies Ltd., Buckingham, U.K., has expertise in sophisticated vehicle design from Formula One to NASCAR Cup Series cars, the company’s latest project drove it in a different...

New All-Electric Car Features Carbon Fiber and Kevlar Interior

The name of the brand, ALIENO, is derived from an Italian word meaning alien. Encho Enchev, chief design officer of ALIENO and chief designer of the ARCANUM, said all-electric hypercar, said, “This...

McLaren’s Formula One Car Features Natural Fiber Composite Seat

Strong, light, and able to enhance the safety of drivers, carbon fiber has been a game-changer in Formula One racing. As companies focus more on the environment, designers are searching for new alternative...

BMW Motorrad’s Latest Patent Introduces a Motorcycle with an Innovative Carbon Fiber Chassis

BMW Motorrad is a leader in the use of carbon fiber in vehicles. The high-end HP race bike, designed for track use, features a carbon fiber chassis with a frame that weighs only 7.8 kgs. It now appears that...