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 ...

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 ...

The big benefits to using the high-strength (polycarbonate) plastic in automotive windows is its light weight and ability to be molded into just about any shape - proof of which can be found in ...

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 ...