automotive technology
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
U.S. Passes Advanced Vehicle Technology Act
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Increasing the use of plastic in cars.
Category: Cars & Transportation
How Lighter, Larger Vehicles Can Decrease Auto Fatalities
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Studies show that lighter vehicles are as safe or safer than their heavy counterparts, so long as they are similarly sized.
Category: Cars & Transportation
The Chemistry of Life: The Plastic in Cars
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Gas-free cars may be on the rise, but they’ll still need oil to run – the plastic components helping your car run more efficiently today are made partly of petroleum oil. The good news is these parts could one day be recycled and reused as fuel.
Category: Cars & Transportation
