Structurally, the Clarity is fairly conventional: You get a high - tensile steel monocoque structure, with a higher proportion of high - strength steel than most cars of its size, resulting (according to Honda) in a 15 per
cent weight saving.
Not exact matches
This isn't to
save hospitals money, but because it may help the babies grow faster: newborns who get parental care seem to put on about 8 per
cent more
weight over a three - week period.
Weight has been trimmed thanks to the use of composite materials and resin glues in the bodywork,
saving as much as 40 per
cent compared to conventional glass - reinforced plastics.
This again
saves weight, and also ensures that 100 per
cent of energy is recovered.
This
weight saving will be achieved by extensive use of Lamborghini's latest wonder material, «Forged Composite», which is formed using resin infused with short strands of carbonfibre and is apparently 50 per
cent faster to form than the RTM composite introduced on the Aventador.
Forged aluminium alloy links at the front are 25 per
cent lighter than used previously, while the revised subframe - a high vacuum diecast alloy cradle - delivers a similar
weight saving.
Most of its
weight saving comes from over the front axles, and Jaguar says this also improves the car's
weight distribution, shifting one per
cent of mass towards the rear; the car now has a perfect 50/50
weight distribution, according to Jaguar.
As well as a
weight saving of 40 per
cent over its predecessor, we have achieved a reduction in rotating masses and therefore improved drivetrain dynamics,» explains Albert Biermann.
As well as a
weight -
saving of 40 per
cent over its predecessor, we have achieved a reduction in rotating masses and therefore improved drivetrain dynamics.»
Buying a case of water can
save you 60
cents or more per bottle, or, better yet, use your own container and buy water by the gallon along the way for even more savings (and less
weight).