Trying to recover a U.S. lead As part of a new manufacturing initiative to boost U.S. competitiveness through the clean energy sector, the Department of Energy launched a state - of - the -
art carbon fiber technology facility earlier this year at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
At the same time, the 515 kW / 700 hp two - seater is a first class technology showcase, combining innovative solutions and brand new materials and demonstrating Automobili Lamborghini's enormous expertise
in carbon fiber technology.
So this is a fairly significant technical challenge to make deeply cryogenic tanks out of carbon fiber, and it's only recently that we think
the carbon fiber technology has gotten to the point where we can actually do this without having to create a liner — some sort of metal liner, or other liner, on the inside of the tanks, which would add mass and complexity.
There is a lot of high tech in the cars, with
the carbon fiber technology.
The BMW i team uses
the carbon fiber technology from BMW M, to move that forward and make the BMW i3 and i8.