Today in Plastics
Cars & Transportation
From bumper to bumper, plastics are helping to drive advancements in fuel efficiency, safety and design in just about every mode of transportation. Did you know that plastics make up more than 50% of the volume of material in today’s vehicles? Modern plastics are making cars stronger, safer and more fuel efficient. Next time you notice a cool feature in any vehicle, chances are that plastics are making it possible.
Self-Healing Plastics Could One Day Repair Planes in Flight
Read More[Video Feature] Scratch Resistant Cars: Trisha Hessinger Explains How Plastics Make it Possible
Submitted on Dec 1, 2009
A shiny new car has to stand up to a lot: scratches, wandering shopping carts and other cars, to name a few. Thanks to the integration of plastic into finishes, many automotive paints are now scratch resistant and more durable.
Category: Auto Show Season • Cars & Transportation
[Video Feature] Lighter Gas Tanks Mean Lighter Cars: Trisha Hessinger Explains How Plastics Make it Possible
Submitted on Dec 1, 2009
It used to be that the design of a car was contingent on its engine. Today's cars, however, use the versitility of plastics to design gas tanks in more flexible and efficient ways. In addition to more innovative designs, plastic fuel tanks help decrease the overall weight of the car which helps consumers save more money at the pump!
Category: Cars & Transportation
[Video Feature] Plastics Help Automotive Designers Build Lighter, Stronger Cars: Trisha Hessinger Explains
Submitted on Dec 1, 2009
Innovations in plastics offer a unique blend of versatility and strength. When it comes to cars, auto manufactures rely on plastics to reduce the weight of vehicles without comprimising safety. Plastics truly are helping to build the cars of the future.
Category: Auto Show Season • Cars & Transportation
[Video Feature] Plastics in Windshields Help Keep Drivers and Passengers Safer: Trisha Hessinger Explains
Submitted on Dec 1, 2009
Windshields get their strength from plastics - a layer of plastic incorporated within the glass helps to make it safer and stronger without affecting clarity.
Category: Cars & Transportation
Delphi’s Plastic Case Radio Design Wins Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation Award
Submitted on Nov 19, 2009
Delphi Corporation’s ultra light radio design with insert-molded electro magnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding, available on Chevrolet and GMC full size pick-ups and sport utility vehicles, won top recognition at the 39th Annual Society of Plastics Engineers International (SPE) Automotive Innovation Awards ceremony, last week in Livonia, Michigan.
Category: Cars & Transportation
Making Cars Green and Sustainable
Submitted on Nov 18, 2009
Plastics help new automotive technologies go above and beyond.
Category: Cars & Transportation • Eco Solutions
Fuel Efficiency Laws Making Automakers Think About Lightweighting Vehicles
Submitted on Nov 3, 2009
Under pressure to reduce vehicle weight, automakers see solutions in lightweighting more cars.
Category: Cars & Transportation
Australian boat fleet made almost entirely out of polyethelene
Submitted on Nov 3, 2009
An Australian company takes plastics to a new level with their practically indestructible fleet of plastic boats.
Category: Cars & Transportation
Driving Innovation – How Plastics are Making Vehicles More Fuel Efficient
Submitted on Nov 3, 2009
Written by Mary Fraser, BASF, ACC, Plastics Division Automotive Team and originally published on October 1st, 2009 in Gas 2.0. Photo Credit:BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Despite all of the challenges facing the automotive industry today, this is a time of great innovation. Electric vehicles are just months away from entering the U.S. market and evolv [...]
Category: Cars & Transportation • Eco Solutions
Green Car’s Ride & Drive Offers Rare Test Drives of Alternative Fuel Vehicles at the LA Auto Show
Submitted on Oct 27, 2009
Media to Test Drive the Latest Clean Diesel, Electric, Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Hybrid Vehicles
Category: Auto Show Season • Cars & Transportation • Events • Press Room
