New Lotus sports car has body panels & seats made from British grown hemp

[JohnyCanuck]

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Lotus Drops Car Bomb on U.S. Drug War

Lotus Cars U.K. have gone for a different type of ‘green’ by announcing an ‘Eco Elise’ made largely out of hemp.

Yes Hemp! That “weed” that America so deeply and viserally fears.

The theory behind this radical new approach is that Lotus feels too much “green” car technology is simply concentrating on CO2 emissions at the tailpipe, where the manufacturing processes and materials in many cars are just as environmentally damaging.

To that end, the company is presenting a more holistic environmental focus giving the unintentional yet well deserved one-finger-up salute to the U.S. Federal Government and their half a century old fake war on drugs.

The Lotus car will be efficient as well as quick due to its light weight and advanced engine technology, but the company has gone further by using completely renewable materials like hemp body panels, eco wool and sisal carpets, cleaner manufacturing technologies, water-based paints and locally-sourced components that reduce the carbon miles inherent in the manufacturing process.

This is the future and it’s now!

But here in the USA, not so much.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/10/31/lotus-drops-car-bomb-on-u-s-drug-war/

[Scuba]

1. An even more expensive way to score!

[Fumesucker]

2. I had a Lotus Elite long ago...

Never "scored" with it but it was a seriously good handling car that was an utter blast to drive despite having an engine smaller than the average Harley.

[Turbineguy]

6. My friend had a Lotus.

"I pushed that car all over this town!"

[WingDinger]

3. Yeah, Cheech and Chong had a van you could smoke!

[Historic NY]

4. Wow, a smoking car!.

[RainDog]

5. k&r n/t