Automobile carbon fiber materials developed in China

Arrizo 7, a new carbon fiber plug-in hybrid model has been released.

This Chery new plug-in hybrid model is jointly developed by Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (NIMTE) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chery Auto.

This model has a core advantage that the body is made of carbon fiber composite material. Therefore, the auto body out shell has reduced about 10% of the weight with a reduction of fuel consumption by 7%. The overall body weight has been reduced by 40% ~ 60% so the overall controllability has been strengthened. This feature can bring more outstanding acceleration feeling. The tensile strength of carbon fibers can be up to above 3500MPa, which is 7 ~ 9 times that of the steel material so the car becomes safer and more reliable than the traditional models.

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