Automotive
Hyundai, Toray team up for composite materials development
Through the partnership, Hyundai Motor Group expects to support its long-term electrification strategy, enhance customer experiences and ensure vehicle safety.
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SPE ACCE welcomes students to submit poster competition abstracts
The ACCE provides students with a chance to present their work in composites to industry experts. Posters are due July 1, 2024.
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Verne receives Alberta Innovates award to demonstrate CcH2
Funded project will demonstrate the performance benefits of cryo-compressed hydrogen fuel for Class 8 trucking and other heavy-duty transportation sectors.
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Aptera expands presence of solar electric vehicle into UAE
The UAE will provide an ideal environment to introduce the company’s solar-powered composites-intensive BinC vehicle internationally.
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Verne reaches $15.5 million in funding to support CcH2 technologies
Additional investment round backs verified high-density hydrogen storage to help heavy-duty transportation transition over to zero emissions.
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Bcomp closes $40 million Series C funding to accelerate flax fiber adoption
New funding round supports enhanced production capacity, commercial automotive opportunities and new market support for flax fiber-based composite solutions.
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Creating a composite battery insert-stud solution for EV trucks
Bossard worked with an OEM and Tier supplier team to meet tight electrical insulation and packaging tolerances while reducing tooling, molding and assembly costs.
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JEC World 2024 highlights: Forwarding initiatives surrounding sustainability and mobility
Themes at the forefront of JEC World 2024 included solutions for mobility applications and sustainable materials, technologies and processes for composites manufacturing.
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First keynote announced for SPE ACCE 2024
Andrew N. Hrymak, co-director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research at Western University and a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, will speak about composites’ ongoing role in vehicle lightweighting.
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MAN Truck & Bus expands zero-emission vehicle portfolio
Small truck series with hydrogen combustion featuring Type 4 tanks is planned for 2025, complementing the commercial vehicle manufacturer’s battery-electric portfolio.
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