Light cars
[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
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
Vehicle Lightweighting and Fuel Efficiency
Submitted on Oct 16, 2009
Our good friends at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) shared this story with us. SPE’s contribution to the plastics industry for over 60 years has made a significant difference to the technologies and innovations the industry enjoys today. The cover story, available in full-text below, originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of Pla [...]
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
