Light-weight vehicles

Light-Weight Vehicles Are Always Good for the Environment ... 

This means that 1.05 billion vehicles will possess a traction battery in 2110, but its chemistry and size will differ from today s, in part because of the level of hybridization and the size of the vehicle. We furthermore assume that 150 million vehicles will not use a battery employing lithium-based technology. We assume there is a long-term trend toward small and light-weight vehicles, which are designed for use in urban areas. 

The S.A.M. Group AG develops and designs electric light-weight vehicles in Switzerland. The vehicles series Sam is produced in Poland. 

Renault document - Shedding weight - Sheet 31, 2009. Available from http //www.renault. com/en/innovation/eco-technologies/documents without moderation/pdf env gb/light weight vehicle design.pdf (accessed Sept-2013) [Online]. 

Shiva Shankar, G.S. Vijayarangan, S. (2006). Mono composite leaf spring for light weight vehicle - design, end joint analysis and testing. Materials science, Vol.l2, No.3, pp. (220-225), ISSN 1392-1320... 

Carbon—graphite foam is a unique material that has yet to find a place among the various types of commercial specialty graphites. Its low thermal conductivity, mechanical stabiHty over a wide range of temperatures from room temperature to 3000°C, and light weight make it a prime candidate for thermal protection of new, emerging carbon—carbon aerospace reentry vehicles. 

The light weight and mechanical efficiency not only allow the bicycle to be powered by a nonathlet-ic human, but it can be walked over extreme terrain, or laden ivith heavy cargo, or picked up and carried. These options make the bicycle more versatile than any other vehicle, and allow a bicycle user door-to-door, on-dcinand transport. 

The University of Queensland. Development of the "ultra-commuter," an ultra light-weight, energy efficient, low-polluting, series-hybrid electric commuter vehicle. It will be partially powered by on-board solar cells, and a small scale ( 10 kW) PEM. Australia s University of Queensland... 

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