CBMM and Giaffone racing launch the EXO Nb, a pioneering UTV line designed and build with Niobium technology
Off-road vehicles in ethanol and hybrid versions contain advanced niobium steel in their structure, which ensures strength, lightweight and safety
CBMM | Niobium, the global leader in the production and commercialization of Niobium products, and Giaffone Racing, specialists in the manufacturing of racing cars and motors, has just launched a pioneer UTV (utility terrain vehicle) line manufactured in Brazil with Niobium technology: the EXO Nb family.
The vehicles, which are mostly used in off-road competitions, have a stronger structure and are up to 10% lighter than their competitors thanks to the use of Niobium-containing steel. In addition to reaching higher speed in a shorter time, these UTVs also show gains in efficiency and lower associated costs, resulting from decreased energy consumption and longer life of components.
The partnership started from testing the use of Niobium microalloyed steel in certain vehicles manufactured by Giaffone Racing. The result was impressive, and both companies decided to develop a completely new project.
The partnership involved an intense sharing of technology and knowledge. The application of Niobium products had a significant impact on the improvement of the vehicles’ performance
Érico França
Market Development Analyst at CBMM
We are proud to work in partnership with CBMM, a benchmark company in its industry, and to be able to follow a learning path together with an intense sharing of knowledge and experience in order to succeed in these new developments
Zeca Giaffone
Giaffone Racing Director
Besides its ethanol-fueled version, the EXO Nb UTVs family has a hybrid version (ethanol and electric) called EXO Nb Hybrid that will be the main technological attraction in the 2021 edition of the Sertões competition, starting on Pipa beach, Northeastern Brazil, in August 2021.
Sertões editions, further demonstrating that we are able to develop technologies in the country with the union of innovative and genuinely Brazilian companies
Giuliano Michel Fernandes
Senior marketing and communication manager at CBMM
With its innovative DNA, CBMM operates in collaboration with various companies and manufacturers applying Niobium technology to transform materials into smarter materials. In motorsport, besides the EXO Nb and the ‘Sertões’, the company is also in charge of supplying the technology to build the chassis and roll cage of Odyssey 21, Extreme E’ original vehicle and the most extreme, advanced e-SUV in the world. Extreme E is a new racing series dedicated to showcasing sustainable technologies and raising awareness on climate change racing in some of the world’s most extreme environments, including the Amazon forest in October 2021.