Hemp is known as a potential green solution from building materials to replacement of plastics. The automotive industry is now seeing value in the green plant. In fact, a car entirely made from hemp would save a lot of non-renewable materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although 95% of the material used to build a car can be recovered, according to the World Economic Forum, they are not eco-friendly. Many customers would like to see cars become more sustainable. Moreover, cars are not always used to their full potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fuel to power cars is a primary source of these emissions and the shift to electric power has not been large enough to draw back the greenhouse effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some companies are now considering greener alternatives to produce cars. And that includes: cannabis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, Porsche recently released a race model with woven hemp standing in for carbon fiber in their body plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aptera Motors, a startup specialized in high-efficiency vehicles, has developed a three-wheeled vehicle that can transport two people, and uses a solar array that can be supplemented with more solar panels on the hood and rear hatch to extend the car\u2019s range to 1,000 miles (around 1600 km).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solar-powered vehicles built from carbon, Kevlar and hemp are actually being reserved from an automaker in San Diego, which expects to go into production by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8,000 people have already paid a deposit on the vehicle which will be sold between $26,000 to $46,000, depending on features. The price is much lower than its two other competitors, the Tesla Model 3 and Lucid Air, sold for $36,000 and $77,400, respectively, according to International Business Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aptera is currently building a factory in San Diego. Cofounders expect sales of 2,000 vehicles per year for the first year, with a goal of 20,000 per year as they develop a fleet of models.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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