Environmental protection , light weight, and energy saving are the themes for the development of automobiles in the future , and plastic is an important material for achieving this ideal. Initially, due to the large distance between plastic and metal in terms of hardness and heat resistance, it is difficult for plastic to replace metal on some key components. At present, PC plastic has been widely used in automotive windows. The latest automotive interior components, instrument panels, glove box covers, seats, and steering wheel modules have been widely used in plastics, and important components of other automobiles such as air ducts, fenders, and windows have also begun to use plastic. As one of the five general-purpose engineering plastics , PC raw materials also have great potential for development in the automotive field. This year, GE specially developed Lexan GLX resin according to the application requirements of automotive windows, and became one of the important materials used in the car window finishing center established in June. Lexan GLX resin has excellent optical quality, can improve the quality control function of the injection compression molding process, can customize the pigment system to extend the color stability time, and can carry out color matching. Lexan resin not only reduces weight and helps to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, but also has the potential for recycling.
   Rick Pontillo, General Manager of GE Plastics' Global Application Technology Center, said: “We believe that windows provide the broadest prospects for the application of plastics in the automotive industry. As a result, GE Plastics has invested a lot of resources to support the development of our customers. First-class window glass applications.†By using Lexan PC lightweight windows, automotive manufacturers can not only develop new designs of vehicles, but also solve some of the key environmental challenges they face. For example, if the side windows and rear windows of all cars currently on the road in Europe are changed from ordinary glass to windows made of Lexan GLX, about 2.1 billion liters of fuel will be saved each year (according to the 2006 average fuel price, quite At about 2.4 billion euros), about 5.2 million tons of carbon dioxide gas will be emitted annually, which is equivalent to one month's carbon dioxide emissions in Finland. In addition, PC plastic windows also have impact resistance and can better save lives in accidents.