Mostly Media - Definitely Digital » green+cars http://www.wowfeed.com we like it when media and technology collide Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:24:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Seaweed Cars Are As Close To Green As We’ve Seen http://www.wowfeed.com/2009/02/25/seaweed-cars-are-as-close-to-green-as-weve-seen/ http://www.wowfeed.com/2009/02/25/seaweed-cars-are-as-close-to-green-as-weve-seen/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:23:22 +0000 George Dearing http://www.wowfeed.com/?p=882

Yes it’s only a concept car, but apparently Toyota has built an automobile from a  kelp-based bioplastic.  According to this FastCompany post, the car’s engine mixes 500cc gasoline power with lithium-ion batteries for electric power.

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Toyota’s project manager Tetsuya Kaida says the existing 1/X uses “lightweight carbon-fiber reinforced plastic throughout the body and frame for its superior collision safety.” Unfortunately, that safety feature is still built using oil-based plastics. We’re getting there.

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