Plastic in cars
Use of Latest Plastic Innovations Puts Ford on Top
Submitted on Dec 7, 2009
Wheat straw enforced plastic to be used in Ford car parts in 2010.
Category: Cars & Transportation • Eco Solutions
Plastics Make an Appearance at the LA Auto Show
Submitted on Dec 7, 2009
ACC's Plastics Make it Possible make the connection between the latest innovations in the automotive industry and plastics.
Category: Auto Show Season • Cars & Transportation
Plastics Make it Possible to Put The Style, Safety and “Green” in Your Car
Submitted on Dec 2, 2009
Within the automotive industry, plastics are helping improve vehicles through safety, performance and style. Because plastics are lightweight and versatile, they make up approximately 50% of the total material volume of new cars.1 Below are a few examples of how plastics are helping to innovate vehicle technology. Keeping it Light. Plastic vehicle [...]
Category: Cars & Transportation • Events
[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] 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
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
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
