Articles tagged by the tag "Lightweight"
Packing light: Lightweighting car batteries

By Amit Vijay M calendar06 Jun 2024

Given that the battery accounts for more than half of the overall weight of electric cars, battery makers are trying o...

We have made All New Swift 100 kg lighter than the 1st gen: Maruti Suzuki's former CTO CV Raman

By Shruti Mishra calendar24 May 2024

By using fewer materials, lightweighting plays a key role in making manufacturing processes more sustainable.

Steel is a wonder material from a vehicle lightweighting perspective: JSW Steel’s Kinshuk Roy

By Prerna Lidhoo calendar24 May 2024

With advancements in high-strength and advanced high-strength steel, manufacturers can achieve significant weight savi...

Stricter emission norms and resource scarcity propel innovation in vehicle lightweighting: M&M’s Ritesh Agarwal

By Prerna Lidhoo calendar23 May 2024

Lightweighting also plays a critical role in sustainable mobility by addressing resource scarcity.

New made-in-Europe Nissan Qashqai goes high on lightweight aluminium

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar28 May 2021

With the hood, doors and front fenders stamped from aluminium alloy, the body of the all-new Qashqai is 60kg lighter.

Israeli firm designs new lightweight car body structure

By Julian Rendell, Autocar UK calendar06 Nov 2020

Body panel company Plasan has designed a carbon-and-composite body structure that is claimed to cut weight by 45 perce...

Comau partners Exechon for new machining centre, focuses on electrification and lightweighting

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar02 Mar 2020

Comau and Exechon will develop a new machining centre for developing lightweight frames and structural components for ...

BASF and STR bring lightweight components for serial production

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar18 Sep 2019

BASF and STR automotive claim that in the set of components from Elastolit R 8819 Lightweight

Fiber lasers projected to be the next big thing in automotive industry

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar29 Jun 2018

According to an independent market research report from IDTechEx, fiber lasers are apt for lightweighting, battery man...

‘BS VI, lightweighting and hybridisation are a great opportunity for Mahle to introduce new tech at affordable prices in India.’

autherAmit Panday calendar16 Jan 2017

R Sundararajan, president, Mahle Holding India, reveals the game-plan on why the global automotive supplier Mahle is b...