The global carbon fiber market was worth $5.48 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to over $17 billion over the next decade. Vehicles currently account for up to 20 percent of carbon fiber ...

A new EU draft proposal could classify carbon fiber as hazardous automotive material. Ban would threaten carmakers relying on carbon fiber to cut EV weight and improve range. Even if passed ...

Motor1 reports that the European Parliament drafted an amendment to add carbon fiber to a list of hazardous materials in the European Union (EU). This would effectively ban the use of the ...

FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than ...

Update, 11:45am EDT, 4/15/2025: The European Parliament has told Motor1 Italia that carbon fiber will be removed from the amendment that would have placed it on the list of unhealthy materials in ...

Though it has dabbled in other materials, Urtopia is best known for its carbon fiber bikes.Now the young maker has added a fat-tire utility ebike to its stable, which is being pitched as a "head ...

Thankfully for the dash 3, dashmoto was born out of a passion for high-performance engineering and was inspired by McLaren’s carbon fiber monocoque chassis. On top of that dashmoto applied that ...

Experimental setup used for the local high-power laser-induced pyrolysis of a wound composite ring with simultaneous reclamation of the matrix-free carbon fiber roving. During the process, pyrolysis ...

In a quick reversal, Europe won't ban carbon fiber after all. You may have heard that carbon fiber, the lightweight composite material that's often stronger than most metals and used in a variety ...

thin carbon fiber plate in their midsole." He says the plate can help with energy return and make your strides more efficient. Put another way, Engineering.com says that a carbon plate "acts as a ...