Funding boost for weight-saving composite wheels

The first low-cost commercially viable composite automotive wheel could soon be a reality after a consortium of specialist UK businesses won a match-funded grant of £135,000.
ACRIM has won funding from the Niche Vehicle NetworkElectric vehicles and urban delivery vans are the initial target market for the wheel, which promises a weight saving of up to 50 per cent compared with a typical 15in steel wheel.
The ACRIM (All Composite Reduced Inertia Modular Wheels) project comprises UK composit