nits, up 14.8% YoY. The top 3 brands in the market in January-April 2024 were Toyota, Mitsubishi Motors, and Ford. Regarding the Department of Energy’s announcement of the implementation of higher biofuel blends starting October 2024, CAMPI said new vehicles being sold are already compatible with B3 biodiesel. Meanwhile, the use of E20 or gasoline blended with 20% ethanol is voluntary. (From AAF data and an article of Philstar on May 30, 2024...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/31

RML Group in the development of an innovative, immersion-cooled battery for a high-performance hybrid hypercar. The 800V battery features a capacity of 4.2 kWh and a discharge rate of >100C, weighing in at less than 75kg. Two BASF plastics are used in RML's battery unit.  First, there is Ultramid B3EG7 (PA6GF35) both as the housing material for the battery unit itself and in the housing of the high-voltage electrical components of the battery c...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/18

ts mass and size, delivers poor results in Green NCAP’s Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gases Indexes. The Fiesta performed well but due to mediocre results in the Clean Air part of the assessment, delivers an average score of 42% and 2½ green stars. With an Average Score of 41%, the Volvo XC40 B3 receives 2½ Green Stars. The mild-hybrid system does not help the relatively heavy SUV to reach more than 4 points in the Energy Efficiency Index....

News  Updated at: 2023/04/27

The conventional hydraulic braking system comes with an ARBS (Adaptative Regenerative Brake System). The driver can choose among three regenerative braking modes, Sailing (B1 on the display) for limited regeneration; Drive (B2) for default regeneration for use in a variety of situations; and Brake (B3) for maximum regeneration for use in traffic jams or on mountain roads.It comes with a choice of 2 onboard battery charging systems: an 11 kW 3-pha...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/13

stems (CCS) technology that uses BASF’s polyurethane pultrusion system Elastocoat 74850. CCS is a fiber-reinforced composite carrier with highly engineered sealants and adhesives in a two-dimensional profile. In this application, it was over-molded with BASF's impact-modified polyamide 6 Ultramid B3ZG7 CR to create the 3D shape of the 60% seat back. L&L Products press release...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/05

available in five mild hybrid (MHEV) versions and two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions, and retails for between CNY 296,900 and CNY 461,900.   The vehicle is 4,761mm long, 1,850mm wide and 1,437mm high with a wheelbase of 2,872mm. With regard to the powertrain, the MHEV versions are equipped with a B3/B4/B5 turbocharged gasoline engine (maximum power output of 120kW/145kW/184kW, peak torque of 265Nm/300Nm/350Nm) mated to a 48V mild hybrid system....

News  Updated at: 2021/06/21

BASF introduces heat-stabilized Ultramid On February 17, BASF announced that with the new development of the heat-stabilized Ultramid B3PG6 BK23238, BASF is expanding its product portfolio of polyamides for the high-temperature range. The new P-stabilization offers a unique heat resistance of up to 190 °C and prevents galvanic corrosion on electrical components due to its halogenide- and metal-free stabilization (halogenide content: <50ppm). The...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/17

WeRide completes B2 and B3 round financing with Yutong Group as lead investor On January 14, WeRide, China’s leading L4 autonomous driving company, announced the completion of its B2 and B3 round financing. It has raised a total of USD 0.31 billion in the series B financing.Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd. (Yutong Group) is a lead investor in the series B financing. New investors include CMC Capital Partners, CDB Equipment Manufacturing Industr...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/18

BASF develops structural materials for automotive interior surface reinforcement BASF SE (BASF) announced that it has developed structural materials to reinforce and improve the quality of automotive interior surfaces. These new structural materials, Ultramid B3E2G6 SI BK23353 and B3E2G10 SI BK23353, eliminate the need for coating and realize the production of automotive components that have smooth, mat, and grain surfaces, with only one producti...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/30

BASF introduces Ultramid for car interior On October 6, BASF announced launch of Ultramid B3E2G6 SI BK23353 and Ultramid B3E2G10 SI BK23353. The glass fiber reinforced types based on polyamide 6 impress with very low emission values and good UV stability and are therefore ideally suited for the use in functional visible parts in the car interior. These structural materials are suitable for air ventilation lamellas, steering column levers, armr...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/06

rch & Development Center (Toyota Motor North America) announced that they have jointly developed a seat back for the third-row seat of the new Toyota Sienna, which will be released in the second half of 2020. The new seat back is 30% lighter than existing products, and has adopted BASF’s Ultramid B3ZG7CR, which has high impact resistance. The new seat back has been developed by utilizing computer aided engineering (CAE) for integrated injection...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/14

mpetitive while exceeding all performance criteria. Toyota also wanted an injection moulding part that was a shoot-and-ship part - meaning it was made in one piece, without complex and costly post-processing. BASF used its unique 35% glass-reinforced and impact-modified polyamide PA6 grade Ultramid B3ZG7 CR, and its proprietary computer aided engineering (CAE) tool ULTRASIM which allowed for an accurate CAE simulation during the multiple phases o...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/07

Maruti Suzuki reveals information about BS-VI CelerioX In a website update, Maruti Suzuki announced that the CelerioX will have a BS-VI 998 cc K10B 3 cylinder engine. It generates 50 kW power at 6,000 rpm and 90 Nm torque at 3,500 rpm. The fuel tank capacity is 35 liters and luggage capacity is 235 liters. It is available in AGS and manual transmission options. Based on Maruti Suzuki website updates...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/13

switches or buttons. This essential advantage over amorphous, transparent materials also impressed the French interior specialist Valeo. The product was jointly developed to production maturity and will now be used by a large automobile manufacturer. Beyond the uncolored base-grade Ultramid Vision B3K UN, specially equipped products with diffuse light transmission at high transmission rate as well as products colored according to customer reques...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/24

t industry by working actively with end users, drive train system providers and vehicle OEMs” said Tomasz Poznar, vice president of transportation of EnerDel. EnerDel recently installed its first lithium-ion ESS for Coast Mountain Bus Co. in British Columbia. In 2015, EnerDel, in partnership with B3CG Interconnect Inc., announced a strategy to have more than 10,000 all-electric vehicles on Quebec roads by 2017. (Inside Indiana Business release ...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/22