The car of the future is made of cotton and wood

Posted on 07-01-2015 at 10:26 by sir_smokalot – 11 Comments”

Fibre composites are becoming more important in the cars, mainly carbon and glass fiber. However: how environmentally friendly is this? ‘Less than if natural materials are used, ” says quinoaknagende yoga-hippies renowned researchers.

The use of botanical fibers for composites will not fall from the sky. For years, it is especially hemp in the studies included, and even though on a small scale, such as in these small elektrokruimel, and this groovy Lotus.

According to researchers from the Fraunhofer institute would be the auto industry, what scale to natuurlijek fiber should look. Both wood-, hemp – like cotton might not be more expensive than fiberglass, and also very biodegradable/recyclable. A German man with 3 academic titles says so, so it is true.

Later this month in Berlin during ” Grüne Woche – a fair place in which the researchers examined the matter and the materials will further explain. It is also Duroplast around the corner, a material that is in the body of the trabants can also be seen from the olden days was applied. Where this in the time of the DDR completely onrecyclebaar was seems now a more favorable carbon footprint.

See you down in the future with a car of cotton (that may be slightly harder than the white pluizebolletjes) to drive?