The use of sustainable composites for the manufacturing of electric cars

Abstract The current work presents a material characterization for bio composites used for automotive industrial applications. The mechanical properties are utilized in the design of components of an electric micro-car for the green innovation of automotive industry. The composite material is homogenized as equivalent orthotropic medium and its mechanical properties verified through laboratory testing. Finally a finite element model of some composite parts are analyzed by considering classical materials and innovative bio-composites. The comparison shows the valuable structural performances of the natural-based composites with respect to classical ones both in terms of cost, economical impact and mechanical performances.

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