Umgama wemibhobho engakhuthwanga ngophawu lwezinhlobo zokulayisha yemoto, bekuthiwa ngokuthi yiquka umgama wesibhobho, uyaphawula kakhulu ukulayishwa nokuhlala kwemoto xa uhlayisela. Chazi ngokuthi yonke le mibhobho ingaphansi - ama wheel, ama tire, ama brakes. Xa abasebenzisa amaphawuli ukuncipha le mgama etholakaliyo, le zinhlobo zokulayisha zisebenza ngakunye futhi yonke imoto ibe nezinhlobo zokuphephetha. Lapha kukhona ama carbon fiber wheels. Ngokwehlukene nezinhlobo zokwenza ama aluminum, zilindle ngakunye, okwakusebenza kakhulu abasebenzisa abathandayo ukulayisha okuphephetha. Abasebenzisi bethi ama wheel amanzi mgama atholakaliyo zenza ukulayishwa kube lula ngakunye ngoba izinhlobo zokulayisha azidingi ukusebenza ngakunye. Izivivinyo zemoto zekhombisa amato neziquka umgama olunciphileyo zenza ukuthi imoto isopile ngokushesha futhi ikhuthe amacurves ngokulungileyo. Noma kukhona abathinta ukuthi izindleko ziphakeme, abaningi bethi le zinhlobo ezimfushane zenza ukuthi abasebenzisi bakwazi ukuthola isantya esikhulu kunazo le zinhlobo eziqinileyo.
Kunekwe indlela yokuthi izicathami zokubhola zikwenzani ngokuxhaswa kanye nezinguquko zemizuzu yokugcina. Le zicathami zinhlanza ukunciphisa ubunzima bokugcina, okwenzela ukuthi izinhlopane zingaphansi kakhulu. Yini indlela? Izicathami ezingcolile zidinga amandla angaphansi ukuze acine, ngakho ke inhlopane ingakwala kancane kakhulu kusukela kancane kakhulu. Izivivinyo eziqondile zokuthi inhlopane nezicathami ezifanayo zokubhola zingagcina imizuzu yazo ngokushesha kunezinye izicathami. Sebenzisa i-Chevrolet Corvette Z06 njengeohlalosho lapho ngezicathami zokubhola zikaCarbon Revolution ingagcina imizuzu yayo ngokuqala kancane kakhulu ngeminyaka engu-1.5 ngemaphetheni amaningi. Lezi zivivinyo zokuthi yini okunguqo kakhulu ukuthi zicathami ezingcolile zingakwenzani ngokuxhaswa, ngakho ke kuyindlela engcono ukukhetha izicathami ezingcolile ukuthi inhlopane yakho ingakhulise amandla wokuxhaswa noma ukungagcina imali.
Imicwebo ye carbon fiber iyavumela ngokukhulu ukuthi yini yindlela engiyileyo yomoto, iyachitha kabusho ukuthi yini yindlela ngemva kwesibindi. Okuphambene nazo kukuthi zihlula umqombothi wokubandakanya ukuze umoto uphendule kahle kumaqondana. Lokhu kuthi kunezindlela eziphambene nezindlela zokubandakanya futhi kuholela kakhulu ekhontroleni umoto lapho uyaya. Abasebenzisi nezimali zokwenza umoto uphambise kakhulu ukuthi yini yindlela lapho abantu baya ngemcwebo we carbon fiber kunalokho baya ngemcwebo engiyileyo. Abasebenzisa izimoto ezinhle lapho baya ngemcwebo le carbon fiber bafaki kakhulu ukuthi baphumele ukuthi yini yindlela yezimoto ezinhle, lapho konke kushiyela ukuthi kudingekile futhi kugxilwe ngokunxulumene. Izinhlanhlayo ezijikeleze ngo Porsche, BMW ne Ferrari zazinyola ukuthi zilalela imicwebo ye carbon fiber kuzo zomkhiqizo wazo ongaphezulu kulelixesha. Izintuleke ezinhle ekupheleni kwezindlela nezinkinga zokugcina kwezindawo ziyafisela ngokukhulu ngokwesivivinyo esikhathini sokugcina. Ukubheka ukuthi yini yindlela lapho imicwebo le carbon fiber iyafaneleka kakhulu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimoto kubonisa kahle ukuthi yini yindlela iyakwenza ngokuphambene nezinyathelo zokubaleka.
Ukuthiwa kwamaphepha we-carbon fiber kwezinkaweni zokugema kakhulu ukuthi yintoni engaphandle kwezinye izinkaweni kuba yabo balandelayo ngokuningi. Le zinkaweni zilula kakhulu ngokulingana nezinkaweni eziphakeme ngaleyo ndlela izinkaweni zokugema zibe yimali ngokungafanelekanga lapho kuzothatha amacurves amancane lapho kuzokungcola amaphesenti amaningi. Abasebenzisi bakubona ukuthi kunezimpawu eziphakeme kakhulu kwi-steering wheel futhi ngisheshi kuba kungathathwa ngokungalingani kwi-ophanging. Lapho sibheka ukuthi carbon fiber iyalingana nezinkaweni eziphakeme, ukuhlawulwa kwokugema kungubonakalayo kakhulu. Ibhola iyavumelana ngokushesha futhi iyasebenza ngokulula kakhulu. Bheka okuthi owabhali be-automotive Tim Warren abe yini abesicatshulwa ngokuthi aqale ukusebenzisa i-Carbon Revolution wheels kwi-Corvette Z06. Wabiza ukusebenzisa ngokuthi "visceral" okuthetha ukuthi wabhonakala ngokulinganayo futhi ngokushesha, okuthi abasebenzisi abaningi bakhona baze baphawule ukuthi kungubonakalayo lapho besebenzisa yona ngokushesha lapho bezithemba.
Imicwebe ye carbon fiber inethanda kulokho okusebenziswe ngokwembono futhi lokhu kubaluleka kakhulu ukungcola kahow amaphupho asebenza. Xa kukhona okungenani okuthintwa ngaphansi kwamathikithi na amashokisi, le ndawo yonke ingasebenze ngokushesha xa uhamba phansi kwezindlela ezinezindlilwane noma ezibangelwa ngokushesha. Bheka u-Scott Newman ombhalayo we-Chevy Corvette Z06 ube nezidingo zokulaywa okungcono kulokho okuvunyelwe ngokuthi bahlukanisile kwezinto ezibizwa ngokuthi unsprung mass. Imicwebe engcono engaphansi engathi i-tires enye ukuphila kakhulu futhi ngoba engakudingi ukulwa ngokuphelelela nezinto eziphansi xa uhlanga ekuhambeni. Abantu abathintela ukusuka kwezicathami zokulandelwa zokuthi amakhari avamile kahle kubona ukuthi amakhari avamile kudinga ukulungiswa okungenani emuva kwalapho. Izimali ezisodwa ngokulungiswa kwezinye izinto ezithintekileyo zilawula ukubuyela fisa izindleko ekuqaleni, ngakho ke abasebenzi abaningi basebenzisa imicwebe ye carbon fiber njengoba engaphansi engathi iyisicelo esibonakalayo futhi kunezindleko ezingcono emuva kwalapho.
I-carbon fiber iyadlula i-aluminium uma sikhuluma ngendlela eyenza umsindo ube muhle ngayo. Amasondo ensimbi avame ukudlulisa zonke izinhlobo zomsindo onomsindo ophakeme nokuzanyazanyiswa ngqo ngaphakathi emotweni, kuyilapho i-carbon fiber empeleni imunca iningi lalezo zingxabano. Abashayeli bawuphawula ngokushesha umehluko. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izimoto ezinamasondo e-carbon fiber zinganciphisa umsindo wendawo ezihlala kuyo, okwenza ukuhamba kube nokuthula kakhulu kubo bonke abasendlini. Izintatheli zezimoto nezomshini nazo zikubonisa lokhu, ziphawula ukuthi i-carbon fiber yenza ukuhamba kube buthule kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okuvamile. Izinto ezivamile azikwazi ukuhambisana nokuthula noma ukunethezeka okubangelwa amasondo e-carbon fiber. Yingakho abakhiqizi bezimoto ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezemidlalo benendaba ngempela nalesi sici ngoba amakhasimende abo alindele okungaphansi kokuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele kokushayela okuhlanganiswe nezinga lokunethezeka eliphakeme.
Imithwalo engenazo zingqimba yindlela ekuwona yabo bonke abathintekileyo xa baya kumagwheels amayo wecarbon fiber. Abasebenzisi babhala ngokuncane kakhulu kwengqimba yezindlu evela kumadroad xa baletha kugwala, ngelokho abakhwathi baletha kuhamba ngendlela enqabile ngaphandle kwamavibrations angafaneleyo okuvela kumagwala amayo wealloy. Abakheli abaningi abathintekileyo babhala ngokuthi yini engiyanele ukuba kuhamba ngemilo eminingi ngemva lokuthi balethe kumagwheels amayo wecarbon fiber kawo. Imibuzo yabantu ibhakisa lokhu futhi ethi ukuthi izindlu ezinkulu ziyindlela ekuwona kuzo abantu xa baya kuthenga izinhlu ezintsha. Lokhu kuthuthukisa amakhampani okuthiwa ngoba kubaluleke kakhulu ukuchaza izinto zokuphephilelwa kuzo kahle kumabhizinase abathengayo. Ubukhona obuphezulu ngemigomo yamagwala amayo wecarbon fiber bethetha ukuthi amakhampani abo aqaphela lokhu kufika kulo noma yiziphi izici zokuhamba eziningi zokuthuthukwa kuzo.
Amawhele amamitha afuthwa kakhulu ngenxa yezici zokusebenza kwemitha ngokwemthetho. I-Carbon fiber ayihlukanga ngokuthi ineziko elikhulu ngelixa iyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, lokhu kusho ukuthi lawa amawhele ayaholda kahle kunezokwe amaluminiyo ekubeni kuzozithengwa kakhulu. Abasebenzisa amaphakathi kanye nokuqinisa ukutholakala kwawo, kubekwa amawhele kwezinko, kude kanye nokuphathwa kwezinko ukuthi bazingelwe kanjani kuzindlela zokubaleka. Imicabango ikusho ukuthi amawhele amamitha ahlukene ngokwezifiso kuzokhona kahle kunezinye izinto ezisemthethweni fisa bango ukubonakala kwezithelo, lokhu kuyindlela yokuthi kuhle kakhulu noma kuthathelwe kanjani inkimbinkimbi kodwa kuyakha inani eliphezulu kanye. Abakhubekile bonke kakhulu bethi sizobona ukuthuthukiswa kuzokuhamba phambili kakhulu ngokuthi abasebenzisa amaphakathi kuhulumbe izindlela zokwenza, ngelixa kunezidingo ezithile malunga nokuthi kanjani kuzosabela le teknoloji kuzo zonke izifundo zomqombothi.
Kunokuqala, izinhwele zemoto yekhabhoni ziyindlela engaphezulu kunezinhwele eziyinhloko zemilambo. Kodwa ukubheka ngap beyond the sticker price kubonisa okunye. Abakhelani abaningi bethola ukuthi bethola imali ngemva kwezikhathi ngisho noma zinhwele zilinde kakhulu futhi zidinga ukulungiswa okuncane. Izivivinyo ezithile zokudlala kwezomno zibonisa ukuthi izinhwele zemoto yekhabhoni ziyindlela engaphakathi kwezinhlobo zokulinda kanye nezinhlobo zokubrake. Umkhiqizo wemoto uyadondela ngokoma kwezindlela ezilindeleke kanye neyekhabhoni ngisho noma kubaluleka kwezimali ngemva kwezikhathi. Izinombolo zokudlala kuleli qo futhi. Abakhelani abaningi abathola ukuthi izindlela zokugcina zemali ziyindlela engaphakathi kwezindlela zokugcina zemali, lokhu kudinga ukuthi kungcono kakhulu ukugcina imali. Futhi, abakhelani abaningi bethola ukuthi ukulala kwezinhwele kungcono kakhulu, lokhu kuyindlela engaphakathi kwezikhathi zokulala kahle noma kudinga ukuphela okuncane kwezimali ngokuqala.
Izinto ezintsha kuhhowe siyenza ikhafunywa yekhabhoni kuyichangelela konke okuhlanganayo nokwenza amagliga ngoku. Iitekheni eilungiselekileyo yenza imisebenzi yokwenza ikhafunywa iyasebenza ngokushesha kune ngaphambili futhi ngezindleko ezincane. Abakhelaphambili akakhethi kuphela ukuncipha izindleko kodwa futhi izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokwenza amagliga afakwe ikhafunywa yekhabhoni ziyahlukahluka. Lokhu kungcono kakhulu kungaphansi kweminyaka engaphakathi. Sicabanga ngokubaluleka ukuthi izinto zokwenza ikhafunywa ziyahlukahluka kahle kuzo zonke izinhloso. Amagliga ayizinto ezingcono kakhulu ngezandla zokukhula, lokhu kuyafanisa nokuthanda ukuba kuvulekile kwezimali futhi abasebenzisi babonakala ngokuhamba ngokulula kwezimali. Uma sibheka phambili, kuyakunceda ukuthi izinto ezikhona zikhabhoni ziya kuba yisisekelo esikhulu sokwenza izinduku ezinhle kuzo zonke izinhloso ngemva kweminyaka embili.