Achieving high-volume, low-cost composite wheels. Wheel manufacturer Vision Wheel sees high potential for carbon fiber wheels in future electric and high-performance vehicles. Working with partners ...

Seeking a better material solution than the typical cast and forged aluminum alloy used for performance wheels, Vision launched research into composite wheels and ultimately partnered with IDI ...

The carbon fiber wheel manufactured by Australia-based Carbon Revolution reduces unsprung wheel mass by 2 lb per wheel compared to the aluminum wheel that comes standard on the Ford GT supercar. Ford ...

Some engineering challenges are carrying over from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars and trucks. Cutting weight, improving aerodynamic performance and reducing noise are perhaps the three ...

After range and charging time, a concerning factor of electric vehicles, like the 2022 BMW iX, is weight. For the same size vehicle, an EV will be heavier than its ICE counterpart due to the weight of ...

You might have noticed that car wheels have gotten pretty large over the last few years. Designers love putting hefty wheels on cars, particularly big trucks and SUVs, because they help make big ...

Carbon fiber wheels exist because, for the right kind of driver — or automaker — they solve problems aluminum never could. They're light but made of sturdy and durable carbon fibers tightly interlaced ...

The N division isn’t messing around. Hyundai‘s relatively new performance arm has been putting out some of the most exciting and affordable performance cars on the market, such as the Kona N, Elantra ...

Some automotive engineering challenges are carrying over from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars and trucks. Cutting weight, improving aerodynamic performance and reducing noise are perhaps ...