In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford developed a car body that was made from from hemp fiber, and now YouTube has a video of it (and everything else). The video is only 26 seconds long, pixelated ...
Yes, yes... A car made from hemp? It's a subject we have discussed a few times: hemp-powered cars and car panels made from hemp fiber, and it looks serious: Ford ...
In 1940, he introduced a prototype car made from hemp fiber and resin, described as "ten times stronger than steel." While the idea didn't take off at the time, it's now seen as a precursor to ...
Additionally, hemp’s compatibility with polymers improves the stiffness and crash performance of car bodies and bumpers. Major manufacturers like Ford, BMW, Lotus and Peugeot are experimenting ...