Electric Vehicle Made from Hemp
Yea, it doesn’t get much greener than this. Motive Industries, a Canadian based company has announced intention to produce an electric vehicle with a chassis made from hemp fiber. The chassis is made from “impact-resistant biocomposite derived from Canadian grown and manufactured hemp mats”.
What’s more, the new (hardly) construction material is lighter than typical chassis materials such as steal, thereby making the vehicle even more efficient.
Other alternative materials are being used by competitors. Aptera, a California based EV startup claims to be using a Silica-based material for chassis that can’t be dented with a sledgehammer.
Unfortunately, despite the potential success of hemp-based vehicle, U.S. laws still outlaw the growing of Hemp, despite it’s incredibly long list of industrial applications and agricultural properties.
Source: Cnet.com
September 8, 2010
There will come a time when nearly all cars are made from hemp and run on hemp biofuel. It will be so great for the environment and these kinds of cars are safer than traditional ones.
October 20, 2010
I really love electric vehicles