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Adhesives are essential for the construction of electric cars.
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Why shouldn’t cars resemble airplanes? The aviators keep their kerosene in the wings to save on the tank. The same can be done with electric cars, says Tesla boss Elon Musk, an advocate of the “structure battery”.
The e-car pioneer wants to distribute the individual battery cells in the body and no longer install them in a housing. This saves money and weight, increases the range because more batteries can be accommodated, and creates more space in the vehicle. Other manufacturers such as General Motors, Volvo, BYD or German manufacturers are also working on it – and Henkel.
Because while the battery module was previously fixed to the cooling plate with screws, this is not possible with the structured battery because the cells would otherwise be damaged. The solution: They are glued. And the adhesive has a useful additional function. It conducts heat and prevents the battery from overheating.
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