DuPont tailors its adhesives as EVs get more sophisticated

For the Audi E-tron, a version of DuPont’s Betaforce adhesive was developed specifically to ensure the vehicle’s battery pack stays within certain temperature ranges when operating and charging.

June 27, 2022 04:00 AM

New vehicle components will be left unchanged as the auto industry electrifies — and that applies even to the adhesives that hold those parts together.

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