Ababhanga baleli bavela kusuka kumatheka amakhulu kunesikhatsi esikhatsini, lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungakhona yini izinhwele zemathela wecarbon fiber ziyavela ngokuphezulu kwezinhloso zokusebenza zokwelashwa. Oku kwakunguqukayo kuphela kuzo zinhloso zokuthutha zokuthutha kodwa kuzo zinhloso eziphumelelayo zokuthutha. Aba ngcamango bokuholela kuthi kudinga lezi zinhwele zingaphansiwe ngokuphakathi kwe-6.4% ngosuku lwesihlanu 2032. Kungani? Ngokuthi izikhwepheshe zingcina ukuthutha kakhulu, futhi abasebenzisi bethanda ukuthi leli bhandla libe ngokuphezulu ngezimali ezincane. Icarbon fiber iyahlukisa ukubanzi nge-40% lapho kuhlinaniswa nezinhwele zemathela wezimali. Kulendabeni labasebenzisi baleli baphumelelayo, lokhu kunguqukayo ngokuphezulu ngokuthi leli bhandla libe ngokuphezulu phakathi kwezikhathi zokulayisha. Le ndaba iyagcina ukuthi yini yilungelo nezimali lapho ababhanga baleli baphepha ukuthi bafinyele ukuthi bakhululeke ngokuphezulu noma bakhuleke ngokuphezulu.
Imicwele yecarbon fiber ifake kancane ukunyuka kwemass engasunguliwe, kulokhu kuholela kweqhisa ukuphendula kwemiphumela nekuphatha umoto. Iindlela zabo ezincinci zokubandakanya ngokukhawuleza kuthulela ukuthutha okukhawulezayo nokuthutha ngokuphezulu, kulokhu kuvumela ukulaywa okungeno kwezimali. Ngokudla, izici zokulima izithunywa zematerial zilandelayo kuxhuma kwehamba elijulile, kuholela kweqile ukuphumelela nangokuxhumana.
Izinkampani zemoto ezihlanganisa nezinkampani ezwenza ifayela yekhabejho kuyadinga kakhulu ukuthi leli hlobo lifikelele kusetshenziswa ngokuvamile. Izinkampani zemoto eziphambene zingakwala ifayela yekhabejho kuzo zokugcina noma zingasekho zikhona izinkinga eziphakeme zokudlala kwazo ngaphambili. I industrive yonike amandla ngokwezindlela ezithile njengo resin transfer molding. Iindleko zokudlala zikhula kancane ngenani elingu 20% fisa kuma-25% okwamanje, okungathi kuthiwa sibona lezi gilwele ezingapheli, ezinkileyo zingasebenziswe kakhulu kuzo zemoto eziphambene fisa kuzo zemoto ezinhlelweyo ezincisheni ezifana nezifiso zomnaki emhlabeni.
Imithetho ephakeme kakhulu ngokwehlukaniswa kwe-Euro 7, ngokwengeza ukuthanda kwezimali ezifuna izinhloso ezingcono, iqukume amagliga afakwe kwezinhloso zokuphefumula nezinhloso ze-EV. Bangu ngama-60% wezimali zokubhola ezifuna ukuncipha kwezimo, amagliga afakwe ithiwa yindlela ebalulekile ekufakweni izinhloso zokuphefumula ku-2030 ngaphandle kokulahla kwezimo.
Izinto ezintsha kuzindlela zokufaka amagliga okuvulelwe ukunciphisa amacemu kwekhiye ngama-30-40% ngokulingana nezindlela ezedlule. Lezi zinto zithakatha nezincazelo zezimali ezifuna ukuletha amagliga ane-inthanethi kuzindlela ezifinyelela-ke kakhulu ebalulekile kuma-EV, lapho ngamakilogram etholwe kuthiwa kuthola ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhloso nezinhloso.
Ukuguqula amawheli alwehlwe kuma forged aluminum kuma carbon fiber uyahlula umqombothi wokubola ngokungenanani kwe-30 kuya kwe-40%. Lokhu kwenza amakhaleli abale kakhulu futhi abe ngemikorfu ngokushesha kakhulu. Kunezinye izivivinyo ezingaphakathi ezifuneko ukuthi amakhaleli afakwe ngamawheli a-carbon fiber angiye kwi-60 miles per hour ngokungenanani kwekhulu lesibili ngaphambi kuka-60 miles per hour ngeke kungaphansi kwe-inertia ngokwesiqephu sase Automotive Dynamics Journal laseminyakeni ergo. Okunye ukhobelo kungu ukuthi carbon fiber yisilisa kakhulu. Abasebenzisa amakhaleli bavuma ukuthi ukulondoloza kwezinhloko kuhlelwa lapho balela kuzindlela ezinezimpawu futhi ezinezindabela ngisho noma ukuphakama kwezinhloko kuxazulwa ngokushesha kakhulu kwezinye izimpawu zasekhanda.
Ngokwehlisa ubunzima obungasebenzi ngama-15–20 pound ngalunye lwesibhakabhaka, amadizaynyo we-carbon fiber ahlisa ukuphenduka kwesibhakabhaka nge-25% kumatyoli yokuvamisa izindleko. Lokhu kubangela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-traction kuzinzanekelwano ezingcono futhu ukuthuthukiswa kwe-12% kokunqunyelwa ngokukhanya, njengoba kuboniswa kumatyoli wokompeteza we-industri.
Izinhla zokubhakabhaka ze-carbon fiber zinobunzima be-18–22 lbs, ngokulinganisa ne-28–35 lbs yezinhla zokubhakabhaka ezi-forged aluminum. Ngokwesicelo sezinyathelo zemibali engqangqisweni ye-2023, zinezindleko ezingiwe ngama-3 ngaphambi kokubonakala kwezinhlobo zokugcina, lokhu kwenza yinto engcono kwezinhla zokubhakabhaka nezinhlobo ezidinga ukuthula ngokudala.
Noma ukuthi izinhwebo zemoto zokwandlela ngokwamanje zindlela engu-2-3 kunoma izinhwebo eziphambene, ukwenziwa ngokuzenzekela kuyakhula amathuluzi okwenziwa ngama-20% ngonyaka. Abagqinsi bethi le ndlela iyakulethela izindlela ezingenakubambisana nezidingo zokudla ngama-5-7, ngakumbi xa kuzobalwa ukuthi ababhanti izinhwebo ezingenakubambisana ukulawula ubukhulu bokubamba.
Noma kuba izinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza, abasebenzisa amagcali amabi ngokulandela kanjani kakhulu kuzo. Ngakho-ke izinhwele zengqungqo yocarbon fiber zaziphelile kakhulu ngemva koculwana oludlule. Lezi zinhwele ezincane zokubona zingakuthula ukubonakala kwemoto ngama-40% ngokulinganisa nezinhwele eziphambene. Ngenkathi kubatshwa ngokuphawulwa kwe-battery, izinhwele ezincane zenza uhlu olukhulu. Abasebenzisi besithemba ukuthi uma ubusa ama-10 pounds kwezinto ezingenakuphawulwa kungenxa yezinye izinto, kungakhona ama-1.5 ukuya kuma-2 milile yodriving range. Abakhululekile kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza bahlola lokhu ngenkathi bahlola amasistimu abo ayeke amathruthi ukuthola ukuthuthukiswa okuphezulu kwezinhloso zokusebenza.
I-inertia yokubandakanya yokubandakanya ukunciphisa amandla okudingekayo kwe-acceleration ne-deceleration, ekunene kuleli kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza kwezinhloso zokusebenza, lapho izinhloso zokubandakanya zenza ama-30% yezinhloso zokusebenza zizonke.
I-carbon fiber inenxa eqhelekileyo ye-stiffness-to-weight engavumele ukuthi intengakona yetructure ibe yisimo noma kwehliswa umkhawulo. Izivivinywa zasekwe zibonisa ukuthi ukwehlisa ubunzima bokuhamba nge-8 kg ngasikhundu kubangela ukwehlisa ukusebenzisa imfu nge-7-9% ngenkathi kusebenzwa ukubuyisa imfu.
Ama-EV manufacturers amathathu ayafaka amawheli amayo afanayo ngaphakathi kwezimboni ezinhle ukuthuthukisa imfanelo. Umuhleli omkhulu wabonisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-3.7% ekupeleni kwezinhlobo ngenkathi yashintsha kwezimboni ezifanayo - ukuthuthukiswa okulingana nokudala kwekhiwane le-11 kWh ngokwehlisa ubunzima kuphela.
Iindlela zokwendela zintsha ukunika abasebenzi inkontrola ngempumelelo kakhulu ukuthi basebenzise amawhele akhiwe ngokwesilinda ngokulingana nezidingo zokuphunyezwa. Iindlela zokudizaynwa zokudonsela kahle kancipha ukuphunyezwa kabili ngokulingana nezindlela zokwenza amawhele esilumayo, kodwa zikhona zizokhuthaza zonke izivivinyo eziphambene nezidingo zokulula. Le kombisa yezinhlelo zokudla ngokwezimali kuxhumiye ngokuphambene nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhina aphelileyo kuthi kuthinte ngokuphambene nokuthi kungcono ukuthola ukuphunyezwa okungcono abasebenzisi bayinga ngalo. Futhi kunceda ukuthola indlela yokuthola amaphoyinti wokulayisha esikhathini esifundweni. Kuye kube yindlela ebalulekileyo ekutheni kwezimali zokulula kwezindlela zokuxhumana nezimali, le amawhele amabi amancane ahlukile ukuthi kuthinte ngokuphambene nokuthi kungcono ukuthola ukuphunyezwa okungcono abasebenzisi bayinga ngalo.
Xa kuxa ngokunciphisa ubunzima, izinhwele zemilayezo zokubhala ziyagqibela ngokuphindwe ka-40 kuya kanti 50%, ngelokho ekunene ukuphila kwezinhlobo zokwenza izinhwele. Le milaye inezici ezinhle kakhulu. Ubukhulu bazo ngokulingana nobunzima bazo ngu-70% okuqondile kwaye ngu-50% okuphindwe kuka-aluminum. Lokhu kuvumela abasebenzi ukuncipha ubunzima besiye singapheli ukuthi kungapheli intela yazo. Futhi masikhulume ngemiphakathi yempi. Izindiza zokubhala nezinhwele zemilayezo zokubhala ziyaphindwa kabili ukuba ziyaccelerate ngokuphindwe ka-12 kuya kanti 18%. Ngaphezulu, abasebenzi bacacisa ukuthi amabremi ayiziphatha ngokuphindwe ka-25% edlule izimo eziphumelelayo. Kuyakwaziwa ngokucacile.
Amasondo e-carbon fiber namuhla amelana nokugqwala ngokuphindwe kathathu kunama-aluminium lapho evivinywa ngokucindezela okuvamile ngemijikelezo yomthwalo engu-150.000. Nokho, intengo yokuqala isengaphezulu ngamaphesenti angu-60 kuya kwangu-80. Kodwa izinkampani zithola izindlela zokonga imali ngoba zingakwazi ukukhiqiza lawa masondo ngokuphumelelayo futhi azidingi ukuwashintsha kaningi. Uma sibheka indlela esetshenziswa ngayo ngempela, i-carbon fiber igcina cishe amaphesenti angu-95 amandla ayo okuqala ngisho nangemva kweminyaka eyishumi isendleleni. Lokho kuyamangalisa uma kuqhathaniswa ne-aluminium elashwe ukushisa egcina kuphela cishe u-70 kuya ku-75% wamandla ayo esikhathini esifanayo.
Ukukhiqizwa kwe-carbon fiber kukhipha i-CO2 eningi ngo-45% ngekhilogremu ngalinye kunokukhiqizwa kwe-aluminium. Nokho, lezi zindleko zokuqala zemvelo ziyancishiswa ngesikhathi sokusebenza kwemoto:
Ngemva kwezindoni zingama-100,000, izinhwele zezinhlanzi ezingenani ziyafinyiswa ngama-60,000 futhu zenza ukunciphisa ngama-18-ton ye-CO₂ emitshweni ngemuva kwalokho.
Imibuzo yokuhlolwa kwemercado ikusho ukuthi indawo yemigqa engenamandla izoba ngenkathi yayo kancane 12,3% ngonyaka kuya ngonyaka phakathi kwe-2025 kanye ne-2031. I-automakers lihlaba ukuthi lihleke kahle ukusebenza kwemoto elekthriki ngenkathi liqiniseka ukuthi liyavuma nezimali ezine zokungena. Imigqa yezinhlayiya zokubhala, ezasebenzisa kakhulu amaphela amakhulu, uyabecuka ngokuvamile kuzindlela ezahlukene zemoto. Kakhulu amathathu kweziqiniso zomculo besebenzisa ukunciphisa umthana njengesicelo esikhulu xa beqile ukuthi bezivikanisa iteknoloji yophangwa. Iindlela zokuthi abantu balinga kuyashintsha futhi. Amathathu amabili kwezinye izinto zokuthenga imoto entsha babuyile kakhulu ngokuthi yini yemoto yakhe ikhuluma ngokuhlele kwezimali. Bayathanda izimoto ezisebenzisa kahle kodwa zilinde kakhulu phakathi kwezikhathi zokulayisha.
Ukuthi ikhapha lekhohlwane iphinde ingxenye yekhapha le-aluminum yasematholeni lithole 40% ngokwengxenye yabo kuyakhipha kakhulu kwezinhloso zemoto elekthriki zokusebenza ngokubangelwa. Ngayinye ikilograme etholiwe ifaka kwezinye izinkilomitha ezingama-1.5 kuya e-2 zokuhamba, okuyadinga kakhulu lapho abantu bakhombisa amathuluzi awo. Abakhululekileyo bokwenza bethi sizobona ikhapha lekhohlwane lifaka kwezinye ama-18% wokwehlikwa kwamawhele akhulu okuphunywa ngotshelini we-2028, okuphela kwezinye ama-4% ngenkulungwane we-2023. Okwakhipha leli tendi kakhulu ke ngalezi zindlela zokwenza ezintsha eziphambene nezinye. Zakhona ukuthi zithole amathuluzi wokwenza ngokuphindwa kabili kwezinye amathuluzi esikhundleni sezozindlela ezintsha, ukwenza ukuthi ikhapha lekhohlwane elitholakala ngokuba yilayishoni kakhulu kwezimali kakhulu.
Izimaterialo ezintsha ezenjiniwe ngokudibanisa ifayela lekhakane nezinhlamvu ezinhlelwe kakhulu zibonisa iziphumo ezinhle. Lezi zinhlanu zingahlala kahle kunezimaterialo eziphambene ngama-22% noma kukhona ukongeza kwezimo. Izinsiza ze-AI eza kulandelwa yekusebenza kwendawo kuyindlela kakhulu ekuthuleni izinhlobo zemigqamane embadini. Abasebenzisa bonke babize ukuthuthukwa okuphakathi kwe-17% ekukhuleni kwezimo ngokulingana nezimo xa usebenzisa lezi zindlela. Nika futhi le nto kwithiwe ngokusebenzisa iteknolojhi ye-3D weaving ezenza imigqamane yonke ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezingama-8, futhi sibona kungani ifayela lekhakane iyisidingo esikhulu kwezindlela zokulayisha izindlela zokulula kwezinye izinkampani kusukela kwezimali kuya kwezinhlobo zokulwa.
Imigqamane yekhakane ibonisa ukunciphisa kwezimo, ukuthuthukwa okulula, ukulawulwa okuhle kanye nezinhlobo zokusebenza, futhi kakhulu kwezimali ezinekhawulezelo.
Izinhwele zokudonsela zikhabonkazi zinhle ngemibili yezindleko ezithathwe ngumakhi zokwenza nezindleko zokwenza. Kodwa, izindleko ziwa kwezula njengoba itekitholo nezindleko ziyaphezulu.
Izinhwele zokudonsela zikhabonkazi zilula ukubukisa kwemoto, kudinga amandla angafuneki kokuvela nokulinda, okwenza ukuba kuhlanzekwe kwehlanzeko lempilo nezinto eziphakeme kakhulu kwezimali zokusebenza ngokushesha.
Yebo, izinhwele zikhabonkazi zingasemkhathini kakhulu. Zingasebenzisa amandla ancambedwe ngaphezulu kwezinhwele zokudonsela futhi zilondoloza iphesenti elikhulu lezindawo zazo ngokulandela kwezinsuku.
Izinto eziphakeme kuzo ziqinisekisa ukuthi izinhwele zikhabonkazi zizobe ziya kuba nemali ephawulayo njengoba izindleko zokwenza ziya kuba nemali ephawulayo nezindleko zokwenza ziya kwezula.