appropriate materials

[richkae]

In the 80s, a certain entrepreneur found that making cars from cocaine was not appropriate.

 

[AudubonB]

Did they dissolve, or just go up in smoke?

 

[malcolm]

This was a bit of a punishment vehicle, but an interesting take on the bodywork:

http://green.autoblog.com/category/th-nk-think/

 

[MarkR]

I'm told that Germany requires that cars be recycled at the end of their usefulness and that cars are purposely made with easy recycleability in mind. I'd like it if Tesla took the lead in making cars this way in the US.

 

[Model 3]

Below is a link to a UK article about Chris Porritt's comments - the journalist thought Chris meant Steel in place of aluminium

Tesla promises realistic pricing for new BMW 3-series rival | Autocar

Seems like he may have been wrong: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014...companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews

"GS Caltex and Tesla officials plan to meet late this month to discuss carbon fiber supply. It is still in an initial stage," the source said.


Currently, carbon fiber usage is limited to high-end vehicles like BMW's i3 electric cars and racing cars, partly because of its expense. The material can reduce the weight of a vehicle component by up to 50 percent.

This is not to say that it wold be "all carbon fiber"...