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FEATURE “Automotive” New crossover alternative energy vehicle Velozzi developed the Solo crossover AEV design with the support of Bayer MaterialScience innovations. With its sleek, dazzling style, this eco-friendly solution has the look and feel of luxury. The race is on for stylish 100 mpg fuel efficiency. he new Solo crossover alternative energy vehicle (AEV) from Velozzi is brimming with innovative materials. The car is vying for the Automotive X Prize, a competition to develop and ultimately bring to production vehicles that can achieve 100 or more miles per gallon (2.35 l/100 km). The Solo has been designed to be the most environmentally-efficient, lightweight, luxurious, and attractive car of today. T More information Bayer MaterialScience LLC is one of the leading producers of polymers and high-performance plastics in North America and is part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business with nearly 15,100 employees at 30 sites around the world and 2008 sales of 9.7 billion euros. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical & electronic, construction, medical, and sports & leisure industries. re-charge their bed of super-capacitors and lithium-ion batteries. Successful partners Velozzi is teaming up with Bayer MaterialScience and its suppliers on both the Solo and the supercar roadster. Bayer provides expertise and material technologies for interiors and exteriors while supporting the development process from the concept stage to production. “AEV collaborations align with our global sustainability initiatives to reduce energy consumption and emissions,” said David Loren, Automotive OEM Key Account Manager, Bayer MaterialScience LLC. “AEVs present an opportunity for a paradigm shift in how vehicles are made, and we are well-positioned to work with both start-up and traditional OEMs to ‘reinvent’ the traditional approach with vehicles like the Solo that elicit a ‘wow.’” The Velozzi supercar and the Solo will be among the first production cars in the world to use a multi-fuel micro-turbine battery charger to Innovative materials Innovative materials enable aggressive designs while providing production flexibility for vehicles that not only appeal to consumers’ desire for fuel economy, but also their sense of style. The Velozzi vehicles are being designed and developed to take advantage of the modularity that lightweight materials can provide. Modularity and lightweight materials mean easier assembly and reduced manufacturing costs, bringing the savings to the consumer. Using JCM: What type of composite parts do you plan to produce for your electric crossover? Any structural parts? R. V.: In the Velozzi vehicles, we will build the body panels, glazing windows and some structural components (frame sections included) using composites and thermoset materials. JCM: What is the percentage of composites in the vehicle? R. V.: I would estimate about 70-80% of the Velozzi crossover will be built using composites and thermosets. JCM: How much weight can you save and what kind of materials do you use? R. V.: We plan to save around 227-340 kg in the Velozzi Solo. We will use an array of materials. To mention a few, we will use polycarbonate, carbon fibre, engineered resins/polyurethane, carbon fibre nanotubes and several types of fabrics typically used in the boating and aerospace industries. AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERTO VELOZZI CEO, VELOZZI JEC Composites Magazine: Why did you choose to use composite materials? ROBERTO VELOZZI: Composites were chosen because we wanted to reduce weight, thus making the cars more efficient, more affordable to the end user, with improved safety. JCM: Have you ever used composite materials in the past? R. V.: Yes. Velozzi has used composite materials in the past. Velozzi has vast experience in building racing vehicles. I personally have extensive experience in composites, including part design, fabrication, tooling and manufacturing. jec composites magazine / No53 November - December 2009

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009

Cover
Editorial
Contents
NEWS WORLDWIDE - Companies
 - Advance FRP: Choosing success
 - Agenda of events
 - Equipment: Mould
BUSINESS
 - Market survey
 - Trends
 - Niche market
FEATURE - AUTOMOTIVE
 - Thermoplastics
 - Nanotubes
 - E-LFT process
 - High-temperature
 - Coating
 - Software
 - Process
USERS' PLATFORM
 - Composites in the world
 - Successful partners
 - Application
KNOW-HOW
 - Process
 - Localized heating
 - Process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - Editorial
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - NEWS WORLDWIDE - Companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Advance FRP: Choosing success
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Agenda of events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Equipment: Mould
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - BUSINESS
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Market survey
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Trends
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Niche market
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - FEATURE - AUTOMOTIVE
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Nanotubes
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - E-LFT process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - High-temperature
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Coating
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Software
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - USERS' PLATFORM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Composites in the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Successful partners
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - 47
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Application
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 - KNOW-HOW
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Process
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Localized heating
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #53 - November/December 2009 -  - Process
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