The bonnet and roof of the Tesla-based Electric GT World Series racing car, as featured at this year’s JEC World in Paris, incorporate the powerRibs technology of Swiss-headquartered Bcomp.

Marrying the properties of flax fibres with a new preform design, the ptechnology allows weight savings of up to 40% in single skin composite shell applications to be achieved, with a reduction in both material cost and environmental footprint, the company says.

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