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Introducing Kestrel, The First Road-Ready Car Built Out Of Hemp

Posted February 18, 2011 10:52 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Marijuana's fibrous cousin hemp has a long history with auto makers. in 1941 Henry Ford unveiled a car body made primarily out of organic fibers, hemp included. seventy years later, the world's first production-ready biocomposite electric car-with hemp as the "bio"-will finally hit the streets. The Kestrel, a three-door hatchback, is made of a "hemp composite as strong as the fiberglass in boats, yet incredibly lightweight," says Nathan Armstrong, the president of Motive industries, Kestrel's manufacturer.

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02/18/2011 11:13 AM

Let's just hope it doesn't catch on fire (or maybe hope it will)

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02/18/2011 3:22 PM

hey man......what kinda $#i% ist this?

It's called labrador, man.

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02/18/2011 8:54 PM

Dude that resin binder really gives it an extra kick.

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02/18/2011 9:10 PM

Yeah man! That's why they call it "Amber Waves of Brain"! Heh heh!

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02/18/2011 12:57 PM

Legal on all states, no med. Rx required, and so lightweight that it will keep you high.

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02/19/2011 5:24 PM

Smokin!!!!!

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02/19/2011 9:28 PM

$25,000 for one of those?

How about I spend a few thousand more and get a full sized Toyota Tundra pickup.
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02/20/2011 6:33 PM

Where did the Trabant go while I was looking elsewhere?

I thought that the little Russian smog maker was hemp based?

Perhaps Kestrel should claim to be the 'first' Western hemp based car, but many of the early 20th century cars were timber/fabric bodied so it could still be a stretch of reality.
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