In a battery-electric sports car, every gram of weight counts. That is why the first mass-production vehicle in this segment, the Porsche Taycan, is using an all-plastic brake pedal. This ...

Saving weight is a key part of performance and efficiency for any vehicle, and competitors in racing series like Formula 1 go to great lengths to shave every gram off their car designs. Carbon fiber ...

Autodesk has demonstrated the potential of its Fusion 360 product to refine part design in a collaboration with Nascar’s Stewart-Haas Racing to produce a refined brake pedal that is both stronger and ...

With the Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB), which electronics and mechatronics developer Siemens VDO unveiled at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, it is now possible to realize a 12V brake-by-wire system.

The first all-composite brake pedals developed by Boge Rubber & Plastics Group using a bespoke production process meet or exceed the challenging performance specs required of metals at nearly half the ...

Lightweighting as a concept has further gained traction with the emergence of electric vehicles which sees lower weight translate to better energy efficiency and range. Now, German technology company ...