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Splinter supercar gets its wooden debut

Click above for high-res gallery of the Splinter Wooden Supercar When we first reported on the Splinter, we thought that the students at North Carolina State University had no intentions of building the unique wooden supercar. Apparently, we were wrong. As much of the interior and exterior of the car as possible is made from good ole' fashioned wood, including the frame, wheels and little pieces such as the steering wheel. Specifically, the body shell is a composite, like fiberglass or carbon fiber. Much of the external skin, while still wood, ... Read more →

Another car that is made from biomass ... wood Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Trees are green, right? Then this must be the greenest car on the road! Jeremy Korzeniewski

I'm not really sure what to say about this car. I guess I'll start by admitting that this is not really a "green" car, I am posting about it anyway, because I thought you might like it. I am not ...

Splinter supercar gets its wooden debut 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Splinter Wooden Supercar When we first reported on the Splinter, we thought that the students at North Carolina State University had no intentions of building the unique wooden supercar. Apparently, we were wrong. As much of the interior and exterior of the ...

Another car that is made from biomass ... wood 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Trees are green, right? Then this must be the greenest car on the road! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not really sure what to say about this car. I guess I'll start by admitting that this is not really a "green" car, I am posting about it anyway, because I thought you might like it. I am not sure if this car is really wood under the wooden "scales" that adorn the outer skin, and I can't ...


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