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Article: Electric car parts hold promise for plastic.(News)
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- Plastics News
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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Byline: Rhoda Miel
Lithium-ion batteries are getting economic development money in addition to a lot of attention, but there are other key parts of the electric car many of them using plastics vying to be part of a new auto supply chain.
Wiring harnesses, cables and connectors that were considered a low priority just a few years ago are now getting increased attention as the auto industry determines the best way to move electricity from the batteries to the wheels.
Packaging concerns are causing the industry to look at new ways to house lithium-ion cells, and even some old-school molders are looking at where they could fit in with ...