Volkswagen is debuting a polycarbonate window in its limited production XL1 plug-in hybrid vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show being held March 7-17. The XL1 features side windows that are two-component ...

Detroit has one word for your windshield: Plastics. Well, polycarbonate glazing, to be specific. It isn't new, but despite added cost it's a concept made for these times. It can be easily molded into ...

Polycarbonate windows can also be twice the cost of glass windows, though price could come down if the technology is more widely adopted. Ford is just one company currently running trials, and is near ...

Kurt Ernst February 7, 2013 Comment Now! If you wear glasses to correct your vision, chances are good you already know the benefits of polycarbonate lenses over glass ones. Not only are polycarbonate ...

Next-generation high-speed bullet trains with windows made of Teijin Chemical's polycarbonate started operating in Japan earlier this month. Previous windows were made of polycarbonate glass ...

Your next new car may have windows made from high-strength plastic. In an effort to shed as much weight as possible to help boost fuel economy, vehicles like the new Ford Transit Connect may soon use ...

TROY, MICH. — Plastic will make its way into more automotive window systems during the coming months and years. The question is whether the material will be in the form of a thin barrier married to ...