A more extensive
use of aluminum means that the new car weighs up to 264 lb less than its predecessor, depending on the powertrain.
Not exact matches
Plenty
of U.S. companies
use foreign - made steel and
aluminum, so raising prices on those materials
means they may end up passing the cost on to us.
We believe that President Trump likely
used tariffs on steel and
aluminum partly as a
means to encourage Canada and Mexico to speed up efforts on NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) negotiations (the tariffs also were aimed at U.S. imports
of Chinese steel and
aluminum).
It will increase the price
of any and all goods that
use steel and
aluminum — Air Force planes, Navy ships, and Army vehicles —
meaning that the Pentagon's budget will buy fewer
of them.
Because they're composed
of light materials like
aluminum and mesh for ease
of folding, they aren't
meant for longtime
use, as they aren't extremely sturdy regarding longevity.
Infiniti's
use of aluminum in the body structure
means the car will be lighter than the Q50 sedan on which it is based.
That
means using hydrogen fuel cells, battery - driven electric motors, a one - speed automatic transmission, and a lightweight body
of steel,
aluminum, and carbon fiber.
Similar to the i3, the i8
uses «LifeDrive» architecture which
means it has a carbon - fiber body shell on top
of an
aluminum platform that holds the battery, electric motor, and other drive components.
Despite the sports car actually growing ever so slightly, the
use of aluminum and other lightweight materials
means it has 66 fewer pounds to move.
Size-wise, it's not appreciably larger than the car it replaces, but intelligent
use of aluminum and a carving out
of interior space
means it's both lighter and roomier than the outgoing model.
SL, a Mercedes spokesman said, originally
meant Super Light, revealing the
use of some lightweight
aluminum body parts.
The application
of a multi-link rear suspension system with dual lower arm enhances ride comfort while a proportionately large
use of aluminum for front and rear suspension components saves around 10 kg
of weight compared to conventional
means.
Directed by Charlie Lightening, Nattura — Summer 2008 focuses on the proposed plans to increase the
use of aluminum smelters as a
means to harness Iceland's natural energy.
Elsewhere, Hong also mentioned: «We figured out a way to integrate the antenna bands into the
aluminum seamlessly so you can't feel the lines and covered the LM201b with primer and paint
using a process called microdizing, which
means that tiny particles
of metal are infused in the coating and bonded to the
aluminum.»
When
used with the bundled Beats in - ear headphones (with nice red accents, also present on the
aluminum body
of the handset), the Sensation XE automatically switches to a personalized sound profile that is
meant to significantly improve audio quality, regardless
of which music service you
use.