Hippie's dream car: EV made from hemp - USA - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

08-24-2010, 05:25 AM

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Motive Industries, an automotive design firm in Canada, is developing the most literal of green vehicles--an electric car with a chassis made from cannabis.

The body of the Kestrel, a four-seat electric vehicle, is engineered using impact-resistant biocomposite derived from Canadian grown and manufactured hemp mats.

Its construction takes enviromentally friendly engineering one step further--the hemp fibers in the composite keep the body weight low, which reduces the energy needed to propel the vehicle while offering a renewable alternative to composites derived from petrochemicals. Aptera, a California-based EV start-up, uses silica-based fabric for its composite material that is impossible to dent with a sledgehammer, according to the manufacturer.

Prototyping and testing on the Kestrel will take place later this month.

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I remember Ford had a Hemp car too. https://www.hempcar.org/ford.shtml