carbon fiber

BMW AG (BAMXF) plans to build a battery-powered city car with a lightweight shell made out of carbon fiber, the same material used to protect Formula One drivers, Bloomberg News reported. The car will be cocooned in hardened carbon fiber supported by an aluminum frame, the company's development...

The Wall Street Journal reports that on Tuesday, Boeing (BA) plans to test-fly its 787 Dreamliner. The $166 million, 250- to 330-seat passenger aircraft with 865 orders and an estimated $150.6 billion backlog has been delayed six times over the last two years. While I hope Boeing succeeds, the...