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Europe Wants to Ban Carbon Fiber
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- 1970-01-01 2y agoWhat? I was repeatedly told that AI is going to take all high-tech manufacturing jobs away from us by 2035. Why ban it for just 6 years?
- perrygeo 2y agoSurely they're not proposing banning all carbon fiber, just in automobiles right?
- floxy 2y agoWhy would they just ban it for automobiles? That seems like one of the best case uses. What other applications are more important? Aerospace? Fishing rods?
- perrygeo 2y agoThe 3.5 billion dollar carbon fiber bike industry comes to mind. The Tour de France riders have been using carbon fiber frames almost exclusively for decades. Going back to welded metal frames would reverse decades of technical innovation. Boats, airplanes, weapons, wind turbines, medical equipment, sports gear. How does Europe plan to defend itself and provide renewable energy without carbon fiber, let alone compete in these other markets with such a handicap?
- nothercastle 2y agoCarbon dust is nasty stuff. I don’t think it’s any better than sand coal or asbestos for your lungs.