Green Options » Eco-Elise http://greenoptions.com/tag/eco-elise Posts tagged 'Eco-Elise' Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Grow Your Own - The Solar Powered Lotus Made From Hemp http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/grow-your-own-the-solar-powered-lotus-made-from-hemp/ http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/grow-your-own-the-solar-powered-lotus-made-from-hemp/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:26:39 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/grow-your-own-the-solar-powered-lotus-made-from-hemp/

British car-maker Lotus has unveiled an environmentally-friendly concept car, which is partly made of hemp, at the British International Motor Show. The Lotus Eco-Elise (pictured above) sports body panels manufactured entirely from hemp (they’re the brown bits on the roof and bonnet).

Compared to metal, hemp is a very lightweight material, which helps to improve vehicle performance and promote greater fuel-efficiency. Hemp is also a renewable, lightweight material that absorbs CO2 through photosynthesis. In addition, the particular type of hemp used by Lotus is ethically produced in close proximity to the manufacturing plant, keeping a lid on the emissions made through transportation.

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