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Increased Energy Demands
The energy density of gasoline is still over 55x greater than current lithium-ion battery technology (13,200 vs. 230 Wh/kg).
For EV manufacturers, electrical energy storage amounts to a serious weight problem, with increased charging times, reduced vehicle range and an increased dependency on mining rare and critical earth elements for battery production. To achieve parity with their internal combustion counterparts, electric vehicle designers must turn to innovative lightweighting solutions to reduce battery pack size and overall vehicle weight. |
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High Emissions & Even Higher Penalties
Road cars are responsible for around 12% of total European CO2 emissions. Average fleet-wide CO2 emissions for new cars must drop below 75g/km by 2025, otherwise OEM's face severe penalties of up to €12,000 per car sold!
A 10% reduction in total vehicle weight can result in an 8% improvement in fuel economy, and 0.08g/km of CO2 can be reduced for every kilogram of weight saved. OEMs must turn to innovative lightweighting solutions now to reduce vehicle mass, improve fuel consumption and slash their CO2 emissions. |
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The Difference Between 1st & 2nd Place
10% weight saved from a modern Formula 1 car is equivalent to a 1.85s laptime reduction.
Second to tyre grip, weight is the next most influential factor in reducing laptimes for racing cars. When the margin between winning and losing can be just 10ths of a second, reducing vehicle weight wherever possible guarantees increased all-round vehicle accelerations, improved dynamic performance and a better chance of success for the world's top racing teams. |
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Lightweighting is the art of creating lightweight parts, structures & vehicles that can achieve more with less.
Save on fuel, energy, time & cost through innovative lightweighting design. |
as pro engineering ltd. is an advanced-engineering consultancy, specialising in the design, development and prototyping of lightweight automotive vehicles.
We help our ambitious clients to remain relevant and at the forefront of the automotive industry by applying the latest in lightweight motorsport design and manufacturing technologies. The aim of lightweighting is to optimise the strength and stiffness to weight ratios of all parts used throughout a vehicle, whilst ensuring their correct functionality and reliability over the vehicle's expected lifetime. In other words, lightweight engineering creates parts that carry only the minimum weight necessary to perform, safely and reliably. The cumulative effect of lightweight parts working in unison is to engineer cars that can solve the problems listed above, and more. |
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