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Journal of Polymer & Composites Review Article Special issue

Automotive Plastics and Polymer Composites: A Road Map for Future Mobility of Electric Vehicles

  1. Sunil Kumar Gupta Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur
  2. Pragyan Paramita Mohanty Department of Mechanical Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla
  3. Atul Kulshrestha Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur
  4. Surendra Sharma Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur
  5. Ashish Raj Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur

Abstract

The automotive industry is in the process of achieving a major shift toward green vehicles faster than ever with the heightened demand for energy efficient products, namely EVs. This evolution is closely linked with use of such composite materials like plastics and polymer composites. Lithium manganates and other similar materials provide extraordinary benefits such as lightweight, high density energy storage capability, and affordable to manufacture. Due to its advantages in its high strength to weight ratio, application in automotive industries especially in EV development cannot be underestimated. As well-designed polymer composites replace conventional weightier materials, they increase efficiency and range and decrease battery weight. It also contributes to innovative engineering designs, deriving improved aerodynamics of the next generation EVs for energy efficiency.In this paper, the author takes a look at the present use of plastics and polymer composites in automobile industry while stressing their significance for the automobile future of electrification. It looks at how these materials optimizes vehicle performance and fuel economy and also at the issues that are associated with these materials as they include recyclability, aging and cost of integration. Further, it discusses more-recent trends in the material science, including bio-based composites and recyclable polymers, which fall in line with sustainability objectives. Discussing the recent developments and further trends, the present work does focus on the features and potentials of such materials that will contribute to a sustainable development of the automotive industry to establish environmentally friendly mobility solutions.

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