Automotive plastics: What future is there for polymers in tomorrow's electric and autonomous vehicles?

• Published in: Express polymer letters Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 288
• Main Author: Krawczak, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BME-PT Hungary 01.04.2021; Budapest University of Technology
• Subjects: automotive; Chemical Sciences; Condensed Matter; Engineering Sciences; industrial applications; Materials; Materials Science; Physics; plastics; Polymers; Véhicules autonomes; Self-driving cars; Polymères; Automobile; Véhicules électriques; Electric vehicles; Plastiques; Plastics; Polymers; Automotive; Autonomous vehicles

Polymers have become one of the key materials to manufacture high-performing, lightweight, fuel-efficient , safe, and affordable cars. Accounting for roughly one third of the parts in a vehicle, plastics meet traditional automotive requirements rather well: high specific mechanical properties, impac...