Electric Vehicles
NASA prepares for phased testing of its first all-electric X-plane
Flight testing of the X-57 Maxwell will assess its electric cruise motors and composites-intensive, high-aspect ratio wings.
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Velis Electro all-electric aircraft obtains type certificate
Obtained from EASA, the Type Certification furthers Pipistrel’s goal for sustainable and emissions-free aircraft.
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Wisk resumes eVTOL aircraft flight testing
Following the coronavirus pandemic, flight testing of the all-electric aircraft, Cora, resumes in the U.S. and New Zealand.
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Baillie Gifford invests in Lilium's eVTOL program
Baillie Gifford’s $35 million investment increases to $375 million the total raised to date for Munich-based Lilium.
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Kitty Hawk ends eVTOL Flyer aircraft program
Designed with composite materials, the eVTOL aircraft was a major milestone for urban air mobility.
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New funding accelerates Boston Materials' composite development
The funding enables Boston Materials’ efforts to expand its Supercomp reinforcement product’s presence in the market.
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Innovative pressurized hydrogen storage for integrated vehicle structures using composites
Chained tubular storage tanks using semi-finished thermoplastic composite products offer flat designs aimed at easy integration into universal vehicle architectures.
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Vertical Aerospace used Plyable to go from CAD to first flight in less than 90 days
Composite tooling specialist’s online portal, distributed manufacturing network and automated tool design helped optimize CFRP molding tools and timeline.
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Composites suppliers, fabricators respond to coronavirus
Companies across the composites industry supply chain share how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their businesses, and how they are available to help.
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Composite output shaft ready for automotive proving ground
Unlike automotive driveshafts, automotive output shafts cannot leverage shaft length as a factor when making the case for composites. Instead, other beneficial features have made a composite output shaft able to compete with metal shafts, especially in electric vehicles.
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