A composite future: Is plastic the key?
Carbon fiber, however, isn't the only composite being used in automobiles.
A group of GE reps let me know about GE's plastic composites during the debut of GM's Volt electric concept vehicle. Currently, these plastic composites are far cheaper than carbon fiber composites. In addition to reducing weight, plastic composites provide car designers with a revolutionary tool to sculpt vehicle design into elegant, beautiful and extremely aerodynamic works of art and science. More important, plastic composites are already being used. Even better, GE's new plastic composites are being developed using recycled water bottles.
Labels: carbon fiber, Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, composites, FT-HS hybrid, Geely, GM, plastic composites



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