Meet CETROVO 1.0: How China's First Carbon Fiber Subway Reduces Energy Consumption by 7% Annually

Rahul Somvanshi Rahul Somvanshi

With its Qingdao premiere, China's groundbreaking carbon fibre technology, CETROVO 1.0, promises to revolutionise the efficiency of underground transit.

[{"selector":"#anim-7dd1b342-7386-4fca-9bc7-0b49343efa28","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a28ad71a-900f-4547-9346-8d48355af2db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4f4267f-cab9-4198-8687-1ed7542e6b9a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83ed28a9-01cf-4cc7-9282-10f6c33dde8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d101a16-cd5f-4059-8a7e-8e0ff068b160","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

Setting a new standard for sustainable public transport, CETROVO 1.0 reduces energy usage by 7% per year.

[{"selector":"#anim-0737b394-771a-4c35-b9ef-6dd79afebcbc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f44fbd7-4f18-4935-b15b-3c64ee6e64d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5b1adc3-d9ce-4253-a21b-9809d8101e72","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d79e103d-836f-40ae-8d0c-6a2826c71b44","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d167d380-f4e9-415a-8a1e-d5147b7c5d08","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

The train's weight is reduced by 11% thanks to CETROVO 1.0's inventive design, demonstrating the promise of carbon fibre in mass transportation systems.

[{"selector":"#anim-65dbe355-20ee-41f3-8fc9-13e70982b080","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ff2740c-0b1c-4218-b327-b4f93b690b1d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d743df88-fbeb-4873-817a-5c600958cf07","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-debabeca-c000-499f-a7ef-307413690501","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50036173-2c8f-4de5-9c0c-15dcc2a88527","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

With a 25% and 50% weight reduction in the body and steering frame, respectively, CETROVO 1.0 offers unparalleled performance in urban rail systems.

[{"selector":"#anim-332e5aed-c92a-4632-bdcc-74fe050ac0f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-feaadd7e-8ca6-45b9-9639-6b5b1b20cdbb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53f52be9-5a9d-47ab-897e-5027e9a9d9bc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba5d13c1-9f25-4e9d-8031-73f498e99653","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b49a701b-7555-4545-b969-33787054b5a6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

With CETROVO 1.0, yearly carbon emissions will be reduced by 130 tonnes, which is the same as the environmental advantages of 100 acres of forest.

[{"selector":"#anim-2ec0bded-5d6c-48cd-91c1-d84e469b55c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e56615d-a9a2-4bd0-a893-468e4f6ed55a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18c47f53-0b9e-47fd-b6d5-51c4691e7628","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd77f435-c774-4f71-9cf9-52fd4493042c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d849083-d86f-4127-bb9d-283631d257a2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

With its fully automated operation and top speed of 140 kilometres per hour, CETROVO 1.0 is a machine designed for the future.

[{"selector":"#anim-17909256-32ec-40fb-8c35-7e2af238aa59","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a66f815c-ffed-44dd-b653-2ab037f04593","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10d0858f-b472-4a85-8e71-5b0f2b862a6e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2087e71f-90e0-43e8-a818-142e6a430c96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f7e0a9d-66da-42c9-86d2-fbd7ea9b9a3b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

The improved self-diagnosis feature of CETROVO 1.0's SmartCare technology improves operational dependability and safety.

[{"selector":"#anim-7eb0fde1-a432-4f6d-828e-36a21a0ae766","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-be26cad8-40ca-4e12-9282-44ccc559dd50","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63e1e4a6-54ee-4d29-9601-21afea13043f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b94a535-e592-49cf-8b7d-dd3c60b14076","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff10c327-e437-494e-8c5f-ccd2121a50bc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

With a 22% reduction in lifetime maintenance costs, CETROVO 1.0 redefines economic efficiency for rail transport.

[{"selector":"#anim-5ca4be46-842e-42e8-8c32-159d349a584a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60ab3a1f-b21a-4319-be99-7944da42c316","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-953c6d6c-b391-43a8-999b-77bb0c9ef67b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d53558f6-52da-4011-b10a-e68453713fb2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d174cf10-6fe5-4c03-8720-b74a571a4f79","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News

CETROVO 1.0 is a train that will be on display this year on Qingdao's Metro Line 1. It's a look into the future of environmentally friendly transportation.

[{"selector":"#anim-11aa463b-6350-4ae1-958e-5af85ccfe781","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c999030-4318-4625-8352-c7c91f0cddfc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8219cf22-47a9-4dfa-8e9b-101401d74baa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2eb6d21-0ff2-4702-b63a-3fe258da4dc4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48417e02-7f6e-4849-b23f-248d8c9f7613","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":999,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo Source : English News