Another car that is made from biomass ... wood
This is the second vehicle that we've shown you which is made almost entirely of biomass. The first one was undoubtedly cool and used hemp materials for the bodywork. That car ran on ethanol and would be a first class ride for the right person, and it was capable of 150 miles per hour. This one, on the other hand, is made entirely of wood. The source article does not mention if it was nailed, screwed of glued together... maybe all three. I would not recommend such high speeds in it, which is alright 'cause it's probably not capable of them anyway. Well, maybe rolling down a hill with one heck of a tail wind! Anyway, the idea of actually driving a car of wood is rather scary, I don't think I'd do it. That other biomass car, the Eco One, would look absolutely perfect in my driveway!
[Source: Gizmodo via Jalopnik]
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Len 12:05AM (7/30/2007)
"Anyway, the idea of actually driving a car of wood is rather scary, I don't think I'd do it."
Why not? Wood is strong and can be flexible or not, as the designer prefers. It may be better than fiberglass as a long-life construction material for boats (check out Michael Ruhlman's "Wooden Boats"), and the WWII Mosquito fighter/bomber flew at almost 400 MPH ... not too shabby.
http://www.defence.gov.au/Raaf/raafmuseum/exhibitions/restoration/dh_98.htm
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Jeremy Korzeniewski 3:50AM (7/30/2007)
Len - honestly, that was mostly in jest. As a matter of fact, I have ridden on bikes made from bamboo. If you've ever been in a modern Corvette, you sat on a floor made in part with balsa wood.
If the vehicle was engineered properly and used the right kinds of wood, I'd have no problem with it. The car in the story, though... doesn't quite look like it was designed with proper safety or engineering in mind. More of an artistic exercise than anything else.
Jeremy
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ade 9:14AM (10/30/2007)
pla keep this up if u can be serious and make a luxury car extirior out of wood it will be beautiful very eligant not play full u would make good bucks the interior should be real lether and white wood u know what i am talking about
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