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Hydroforming and Its Automotive Application

On March 5, 2021   /   CAFE Standards, Hydroformed Components   /   Leave a comment
Hydroforming and Its Automotive Application

No matter how Fast and Furious one may wish they could be while driving, the notion of a safe car and high probability of accident survival is in the back of many individuals’ minds. Even when buying your teenage kid their first car, thoughts of protection, frame strength, and survivability are all factors that you take into consideration. It doesn’t matter if their 2007 matte gold Honda has a broken A/C system, one of the speakers doesn’t work, and the right passenger window doesn’t roll down – the brakes function, the headlights are bright and the frame is strong enough to protect your kid. 

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Hydroforming Aluminum helps Automakers meet 2025 CAFE Standards

On December 28, 2020   /   CAFE Standards, Hydroforming Industry   /   Leave a comment
Hydroforming Aluminum helps Automakers meet 2025 CAFE Standards

Whenever there’s an opportunity to reduce the weight of a car or light-duty truck, it’s that reduced weight which moves us closer… “to [meeting] the 2025 CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards,” says Brain Fish, North American Automotive Marketing Manager at Dupont. An average goal set for passenger cars and light-duty trucks is 54.5 mpg by 2025. That makes lighter vehicles top priority.

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CAFE Standard: Superheroes Aren’t the Only Beneficiaries

On April 24, 2020   /   CAFE Standards   /   Leave a comment
CAFE Standard: Superheroes Aren’t the Only Beneficiaries

CAFE Standard: Superheroes Aren’t the Only Beneficiaries. From time to time, news stories will flood the channels of humans performing remarkable feats of strength. These amazing displays generally take place when someone sees a loved one’s life put in danger. With what’s clinically called “hysterical strength,” people have even been known to lift cars.

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CAFE Standards Continue to Fluctuate

On September 17, 2018   /   CAFE Standards   /   Leave a comment
CAFE Standards Continue to Fluctuate

Since the initial establishment of CAFE standards in the 1970s, periodic changes have been instituted to accommodate for growth, industry changes, and new information. As with most changes, each announcement has been met with a wide variety of reactions, from sharp criticism to fawning praise. The government’s most recent announcement has been no exception to this.

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Is the Pressure to Meet CAFE Standards Rising or Falling?

On May 10, 2018   /   CAFE Standards   /   Leave a comment
Is the Pressure to Meet CAFE Standards Rising or Falling?

Are CAFE standards rising or falling? If we know one thing about American policy and lawmaking, it’s that nothing stays static forever. Over the past centuries of our country’s history, we’ve enacted laws, rolled them back, and reenacted new ones in their places. This is the shape of progress: sometimes we must take a step back in order to take new steps forward.

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American Hydroformers: Weighing in on Current CAFE Standards

On October 26, 2017   /   CAFE Standards   /   Leave a comment
American Hydroformers: Weighing in on Current CAFE Standards

Over the course of the last year, potential changes to federal regulations for automotive production in the United States have sent ripples through the auto industry. After months of speculation and media buzz, the first official step came over the summer of 2017.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department have opened the public comment period on the rewriting of standards for greenhouse gas emissions for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025 (NPR).

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The Pros and Cons of the 2014 Cafe Standard Updates

On August 9, 2017   /   CAFE Standards   /   Leave a comment
The Pros and Cons of the 2014 Cafe Standard Updates

Since 1975, CAFE standards have been in effect for the automotive industry. Since that time, these standards have been updated several times, culminating in changes announced in 2014, which are now in effect across the board.

Though the wheels of progress do tend to turn slowly, we’re now seeing the culmination of many years’ of hard work.

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