A perfect storm is brewing for vehicle manufacturers. The lightweight composite materials increasingly used to save weight and improve vehicle efficiency cannot tolerate high thermal loads as well as their metal predecessors. Meanwhile, the powertrain technologies used to reduce emissions, like downsized, turbocharged engines and high voltage battery packs, are generating increased temperatures. Something has to give.
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