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Covestro and GAC collaborate on electric concept car lightweight seat

 Last Update: 2022-08-21
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Covestro has joined hands with GAC Research Institute to use its thermoplastic composite materials to create lightweight seats for GAC Group's latest electric concept car ENO.
146

The concept car debuted at the 2019 Guangzhou International Auto Show, setting a new global record for low wind resistance (wind resistance coefficient: 0.
146Cd), and the estimated cruising range under comprehensive operating conditions can reach 1,000 kilometers

Covestro and GAC Research Institute have jointly created a lightweight seat back for the electric concept car ENO.
146, in order to reduce the vehicle weight and improve the sustainability standards of the whole vehicle (Image source: GAC Group)

Zhang Fan, Vice President of GAC Research Institute, said: "Trends such as electrification, intelligence, and networking have redefined the role and role of future automotive interiors, and at the same time have put forward more requirements for materials, such as lightweight, environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Continue and even create new user experiences such as sight, hearing and touch

More than weight loss

The back panels of the front seats of the ENO.
146 concept car are made of Covestro's Maezio™ continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite

Lisa Ketelsen, Head of Covestro's Thermoplastic Composites business, said: "In automotive interiors, seats account for a high proportion of the vehicle and are therefore ideal for weight reduction

The traditional metal frame seat needs to add a series of accessories to complete the assembly of the seat, which undoubtedly increases the complexity of production and assembly

The back panels of the concept car's front seats are made of Covestro's Maezio™ continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite (Image source: GAC Group)

Environmentally friendly and recyclable

From a CMF (color, material, finish) point of view, the design of the concept car interior is inspired by nature

"The seat back had to be incorporated into this design concept as a visible component, so the material needed to have a natural look and aesthetic value, and it had to be recyclable," said Chen Kuiwen

Maezio™ thermoplastic composites can be recycled at the end of their service life, re-heated by mechanical shredding, and break the stereotype of carbon fiber to create a unique marble appearance, in line with the design requirements of the concept car and the concept of sustainable development
.

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