Composite materials in automotive industry: A review

Composite materials have found extensive use among many industries including automotive. Vehicles are supposed to be lightweight, low emission and energy consumption provide some environmental protection while having appropriate stiffness strength assure occupant protection. These requirements can met with the of composite materials. Although composites been present in industry for decades, their automotive sector is moderately new, which requires development design manufacturing processes, testing, recycling - this paper indicates details by differs from others. Principal methods, related legislation, where products used described. Specific uses that show a high level innovativeness indicated hybrid natural composites, structural batteries, high-performance vehicles.