Community | August 23, 2010 | 13 comments

Hippie's dream car: EV made from hemp

source: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20014412-48.html

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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.

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13 comments // Hippie's dream car: EV made from hemp

  • blackheartman
  • CalgarC
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  
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    • http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/07/lotus-eco-elise-concept-with-hemp-body.html

      The new Hemp car by lotus

      Lotus will unveil an environmentally-friendly version of its sporty roadster called Eco Elise at the British Motor Show that opens its doors on July 22. Unlike most eco-friendly propositions of our time, the Eco Elise study doesn’t revolve solely around tailpipe CO2 emissions. Instead, the Brits tried a holistic approach to ecology by using sustainable materials, cleaner manufacturing processes, renewable energy generation and of course, by reducing the car’s weight.

      The renewable materials that have been incorporated into the Eco Elis project include hemp (industrial cannabis) that’s used on the car’s composite body panels, spoiler and seats, eco wool for the upholstery and sisal for the carpet. Cleaner manufacturing processes have been achieved by utilizing the latest water based paint technology. As for renewable energy generation, the Eco Elise’s hemp hard top incorporates a set of solar panels that provide power for the car’s electrical systems.

    • 1 year ago
  • Omnomynous
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      Omnomynous  

    • EV doesn't that mean "electric vehicle"?.... That's great but, it would take it running on hemp oil to be my "dream vehicle"/....

    • 1 year ago
  • CalgarC
  • jubal
  • CalgarC
  • hunzedog
  • NiceN
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      NiceN  

    • Ford's first cars were powered by hemp oil, guess which corporate devil destroyed that alley way of sustainable energy.

    • 1 year ago
  • CalgarC
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      CalgarC  
    • NiceN:

      oil industry of course... hehehe... if my friend was alive in 1935, his house is ontop of an ancient hemp farm henry ford owned lol or at least a block away from it

    • 1 year ago
  • zHellas
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      zHellas  

    • A puff for you *hands the car some weed* and a puff for me *inhales*

      A puff for you *hands the car some weed again* and TWO puffs for me *inhales once, then twice*

    • 1 year ago
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