Plastic instrument panels are a snap to install

Authors :: Hotter, David S.
Source :: Machine Design. Sept 25, 1997, Vol. 69 Issue 18, p131, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Glass-reinforced polyurethane from Pittsburgh, PA-based Bayer Corp is being used by General Motors in making the instrument panel (IP) for EV1, the world's first production electric vehicle. The IP is composed of a durable and nonreflective polyurethane 1-mm skin that is lightweight yet stiff, and requires low-tooling. It is supported by foam that was fashioned from Baydur 250 IMR structural reaction-injection-molded polyurethane. The 1-mm skin is also being used on the center console, airbag door, and armrest of the EV1.<br />Engineers at General Motors are employing polyurethane resin on the instrument panel (IP) for the EV1, the world's first production electric vehicle. The panel, molded from glass-reinforced polyurethane from Bayer [...]