{"id":42219,"date":"2013-09-20T20:20:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T00:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=42219"},"modified":"2013-09-21T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T13:00:08","slug":"the-high-tech-material-coming-to-the-car-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2013\/09\/20\/the-high-tech-material-coming-to-the-car-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The High-Tech Material Coming to the Car Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n

Today’s Money Weekend <\/em>begins with seaweed. <\/p>\n

The Australian <\/em>reported on Monday that researchers from James Cook University ‘are close to producing a low cost biofuel extracted from seaweed that will be powerful enough to fly a jet aircraft.<\/em>‘<\/p>\n

Intriguing, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

The seaweed is a macro-algae. After harvest, it can turn into different products, from biofuel to food, depending on the environment where it grew.  <\/p>\n

There’s something even more fascinating. It can grow on polluted water and help clean the degraded site. <\/p>\n

The technology<\/strong> and research are still very much in the early stages. But this could prove to be part of a much larger trend, one that is set to shake up major global industry…  <\/p>\n

Big Market, Big Problem <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

That trend is how technology<\/a> and research can combine to reduce pollution. It’s happening across so many different industries.   <\/p>\n

And there is one country where pollution is so chronic it’s estimated that 80% of its rivers cannot support any aquatic life. <\/p>\n

You probably already guessed – China. <\/p>\n

Regardless of your view on Chinese growth and local government debt levels, tackling the pollution in China surely must be a megatrend of the next decade or more. <\/p>\n

It’s already showing up in one industry – automobiles. <\/p>\n

Take this from the Wall Street Journal <\/em>this week: <\/p>\n

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‘China rolled out a new incentive program for environmentally friendly cars and buses to help battle increasing levels of pollution. Buyers of electric cars can receive up to 60,000 yuan ($9,800) in subsidies, while buyers of certain gasoline-electric hybrids can get as much as 35,000 yuan…The program seeks to "speed development of the new-energy automobile industry, reduce emissions and help control pollution," the ministry said.<\/em>‘<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China is the biggest car market <\/strong>in the world.  <\/p>\n

The problem for the Chinese government is that, even with the subsidies, sales of electric cars and hybrid vehicles are a minuscule percentage of the market. According to the WSJ, sales of electric cars were just over 11,000 out of total vehicle sales of 19.3 million. <\/p>\n

That’s a lot more regular cars on the road. It’s also a lot of exhaust fumes. As you can see…<\/p>\n

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Sources: Business Week<\/em> <\/div>\n

One of the problems for the growth of electric cars is a lack of battery-recharging infrastructure across the country. That hinders the growth of the market. That’s a typical problem everywhere, especially in a country as big as China. <\/p>\n

Regardless, the automakers have plenty of plans for alternative-energy vehicles on the table. After all, it’s not just China that wants to reduce pollution. It’s a global market and a global problem. <\/p>\n

 Over in the US, they plan to double the average fuel efficiency of regular cars in America. By 2025, the benchmark will be 54.5 miles per gallon (5.2L per 100km). <\/p>\n

Pollution isn’t a problem with easy solutions. But it is spurring on entrepreneurs to find an answer.<\/p>\n

If Kris Sayce and technology analyst Sam Volkering over at Revolutionary Tech Investor<\/em> are right, there’s one way car manufacturers are tackling this problem in particular that might be the one worth focusing on for investors<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

They make the case that the answer lies in reducing the weight of both electric and petrol cars to make them more fuel efficient.  <\/p>\n

A New Material That Could Change Everything <\/h2>\n


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‘When you reduce the weight of a car without changing its engine capacity you get greater power to weight ratio,’<\/em> reports Revolutinary Tech Investor <\/em>in the latest issue. <\/p>\n

They continue: <\/p>\n

‘Now if you reduce the weight of the car and reduce its overall capacity you get the same performance as before but the added benefit of lower fuel consumption… <\/em><\/p>\n

‘In the case of electric cars, carmakers need to be conscious of the weight. If carmakers try and run an electric car using a typical car frame it will drain the battery fast.<\/em>‘<\/p>\n

But how do you reduce the weight? <\/p>\n

You might remember a while ago we mentioned that carmakers were working with aluminium. It’s lighter than steel. <\/p>\n

The problem is aluminium is not as strong as steel. The aluminium solution, even mixed with steel, isn’t ideal. But what if there was a material <\/strong> that could match the strength of steel but increase the fuel efficiency? <\/p>\n

Revolutionary Tech Investor<\/em> says it will be a lightweight material that’s five times as strong as steel and more resilient to extreme temperatures. <\/p>\n

The problem until now has always been the cost of producing it. <\/p>\n

This is what has Kris and Sam so excited. They’ve identified a company with a proprietary process to produce a unique version of this material that could cater to the automakers (and other industries) without the crippling costs. <\/p>\n

That could put a huge wind at its back as fuel efficiency becomes a dominant trend of a trillion dollar industry. That’s a pretty good place to be in anyone’s book. <\/p>\n

The even better news is it trades on the ASX. For the full story, click here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

Callum Newman+<\/a><\/strong>
\n Editor, Money Weekend <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By MoneyMorning.com.au Today’s Money Weekend begins with seaweed. The Australian reported on Monday that researchers from James Cook University ‘are close to producing a low cost biofuel extracted from seaweed that will be powerful enough to fly a jet aircraft.‘ Intriguing, isn’t it? The seaweed is a macro-algae. After harvest, it can turn into different … <\/p>\n

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