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High-strength steel to cut vehicle weights and boost fuel economy

Traditional metal sheet forming allows volume production of automotive body parts such as doors and roofs via a process known as deep drawing. The metal spools off a huge roll to be pressed into a corresponding mold by a three-dimensional die. High-strength steel, such as high-alloy hardenable steel or high-nickel maraging steel, is starting to take over from conventional steel though as auto makers look to reduce vehicle weight and boost fuel economy without compromising safety or performance. High-strength steel components can be both ... Read more →

More on EEstor's ultracapacitor - can we believe the hype?

ZENN Motors vehicle at the EDTA Conference last November More details have emerged about EEStor's ambitious ultracapacitor electrochemical battery replacement technology. EEStor sees applications ...

High-strength steel to cut vehicle weights and boost fuel economy 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Traditional metal sheet forming allows volume production of automotive body parts such as doors and roofs via a process known as deep drawing. The metal spools off a huge roll to be pressed into a corresponding mold by a three-dimensional die. High-strength steel, such as high-alloy hardenable ...

More on EEstor's ultracapacitor - can we believe the hype? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

ZENN Motors vehicle at the EDTA Conference last November More details have emerged about EEStor's ambitious ultracapacitor electrochemical battery replacement technology. EEStor sees applications for their Electrical Energy Storage Units (EESU) in everything from hybrid-electric and pure-electric ...



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