That is correct and electric car made from wood
http://revolution-green.com/toyotas-new-car-made-wood/
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Quote from: markdansie on March 09, 2016, 06:32:29 AM
That is correct and electric car made from wood
http://revolution-green.com/toyotas-new-car-made-wood/
Kind Regards
Good thing Lithium ion batteries don't ever explode or catch on fire and wood doesn't burn. Someone thought this through I see.
Quote from: Nink on March 09, 2016, 07:36:00 AM
Good thing Lithium ion batteries don't ever explode or catch on fire and wood doesn't burn. Someone thought this through I see.
I suppose your car doesn't use gasoline or diesel as a fuel? And it doesn't have hundreds of pounds of plastic interior panels and seat covers etc? Or any plastic bumpers or exterior trim made of plastic. I think the only thing not thought through was your post. I was a volunteer firefighter for over 26 years and I can guarantee any modern car will burn very quickly. At least the burned gasses from wood are not toxic like the gasses from all the plastic used in most cars. Most people that die in car fires die from the toxic smoke long before the fire actually gets to them.
Quote from: citfta on March 09, 2016, 08:13:53 AM
I suppose your car doesn't use gasoline or diesel as a fuel? And it doesn't have hundreds of pounds of plastic interior panels and seat covers etc? Or any plastic bumpers or exterior trim made of plastic. I think the only thing not thought through was your post. I was a volunteer firefighter for over 26 years and I can guarantee any modern car will burn very quickly. At least the burned gasses from wood are not toxic like the gasses from all the plastic used in most cars. Most people that die in car fires die from the toxic smoke long before the fire actually gets to them.
You are absolutely correct after reviewing thousands of materials to manufacture a concept car, wood is the least flammable, amazing flame suppressant, lightest construction, highest safety standard with crumple protection so is by far the most optimum material to build a car of the future from. And it now has the endorsement of a fire fighter Way to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVPdmzrGCM
Wood is neither easy to work with nor cheap.
Why not recycled plastic put through the process used for making compost bins etc? It would need strengthening ribs to give it more engineered qualities. Maybe a frame of appropriate strength using another material.
Quote from: Paul-R on March 10, 2016, 07:28:50 AM
Wood is neither easy to work with nor cheap.
Why not recycled plastic put through the process used for making compost bins etc? It would need strengthening ribs to give it more engineered qualities. Maybe a frame of appropriate strength using another material.
This is obviously just a marketing thing as no one would realistically ever make a production model car out of wood, although I used to own a 1919 willys overland that had a large amount of wood used in the construction. My Benz has some wood trim on the console but it is probably faux wood.
If your Benz is like my Benz then the "wood" trim is actually plastic. More toxic fumes to put you out of your misery sooner.