We've all heard of cookies and other things laced with pot. Well now you can add cars to the list. Actually this is not the first time that hemp was used in a car, or by Ford. Back in 1941 Ford experimented with cannabis—in building cars, that is...
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Apparently a deal was struck by UKâs Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Ford UK and Hemcore, which is a company that grows cannabis plants. They're hoping to develop a recyclable vehicle using cannabis.
The cannabis fibers will be blended with polypropylene which will result in a mixture that can be molded into body parts. Not only are the hemp-based materials fully recyclable, they also have high strength and stiffness, low raw material and energy costs. In addition they are lighter than other materials, which could result in up to a 220 lb savings in vehicle weight.
Full story here at Carscoop and at here at Winding Road.
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Apparently a deal was struck by UKâs Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Ford UK and Hemcore, which is a company that grows cannabis plants. They're hoping to develop a recyclable vehicle using cannabis.
The cannabis fibers will be blended with polypropylene which will result in a mixture that can be molded into body parts. Not only are the hemp-based materials fully recyclable, they also have high strength and stiffness, low raw material and energy costs. In addition they are lighter than other materials, which could result in up to a 220 lb savings in vehicle weight.
Full story here at Carscoop and at here at Winding Road.
Image: Carscoop
trackwrex says:
08:06 AM, 07/17/07
Great! Thanks for the news guys. Now I'm just waiting to see lame people trying to light their cars on fire just for a high! Hahaha!
ateixeira says:
08:21 AM, 07/17/07
Yeah, people are going to steal your fender just to smoke it! LOL
estreka says:
08:42 AM, 07/17/07
Why are there teethmarks on my fender?
gmguy111 says:
08:57 AM, 07/17/07
hey pot smokers want a mobile form of hemp that you can smoke and still impress your friends back at the crack house then this is the car for you
trackwrex says:
09:18 AM, 07/17/07
at least it's the body panels. can you imagine if they put this stuff into tires???
jeffweimer says:
10:05 AM, 07/17/07
Sorry, this reminds me of that Cheech and Chong Movie.
trackwrex says:
10:52 AM, 07/17/07
jeff: don't you mean EVERY cheech and chong movie?
bbechtel16 says:
11:19 AM, 07/17/07
Wow, Ford might be doing something innovative and practical!
It may even increase their profits! I mean...lower their losses!
jriz says:
03:30 PM, 07/17/07
Hemp and pot/cannabis are actually different things. Look it up.