The main research field of the Next Generation Vehicle Project is the usability of stainless steel in automotive applications. Stainless materials are not only 100% recyclable, which means they can be used for the exact same things over and over again. Even more importantly, the innovative combination of features in the materials truly creates new opportunities for the car industry.
The high strength stainless steels display radically higher crash test properties than conventional materials, while still resulting in light vehicles.