The dream of owning a carbon fiber e-bike is one that's becoming more and more accessible to new riders. With that in mind, we explore an electrified carbon fiber two-wheeler that's currently ...

ORNL carbon nanofibers yield fiber-matrix interfacial bond improvement Through a novel electrospinning technique, researchers have effectively achieved a “bridge” between carbon fiber and its matrix, ...

BMW has unveiled a new lightweight material that could serve as a greener alternative to carbon fiber, offering reduced CO2 emissions in the process. After testing it in racing environments ...

The European Parliament considered adding carbon fiber to a list of hazardous materials, which would have effectively banned its use in automotive vehicles.

The lightness and strength of carbon fiber have made it a near-ubiquitous means of reducing the weight of new cars, especially heavier, battery-laden electric vehicles. However, the European Union ...

Thankfully for the dash 3, dashmoto was born out of a passion for high-performance engineering and was inspired by McLaren’s carbon fiber monocoque chassis.

Teijin Carbon (Wuppertal, Germany), a producer of carbon fibers and carbon fiber-based materials, is launching a new brand, Tenax Next, to represent its next-generation carbon fiber products. These ...

Unplugged Performance has fitted the car with a 19-piece carbon fiber widebody kit. The Model S Plaid’s standard brakes have been replaced with carbon ceramic discs. A bespoke interior combining ...

The main modification is a widebody, which involves a “19-piece prepreg carbon fiber widebody kit that increases the width of the vehicle by 80mm.” ...

Lightweight yet strong and resistant to corrosion and weathering, carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are used in aircraft, shipping containers, natural gas storage tanks, wind turbine ...