Secretive Ford 'Skunkworks' Team Developing Cheap EV to Beat Tesla and China

Soybean car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean_car

US2269452A (1940. Ford) : https://patents.google.com/patent/US2269452A/en :

> The object of our invention is to provide an automobile chassis construction of simple, durable and inexpensive construction

Motive Kestrel (2010) https://www.google.com/search?q=motive+kestrel+hemp+car

HempEarth: "Producing World’s First 100% HEMP Aviation Composites" (2023) ; 10x stronger than steel: https://hempearth.ca/2023/02/01/hempearth-producing-worlds-f...

There a hemp 3d printing filaments;

Can sufficient biocomposites be high-pressure injection molded?

Are replaceable parts better than a corrosion-resistant unibody?

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Sodium ion battery recycling

Lithium ion quick release binder

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Ultracapacitor and supercapacitor anodes can be made from already-branching organic bast fiber

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Taraxagum (Dandelion) Rubber

dup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39288743

The Ford Pinto: famous for catching on fire.

Chinese EV's are notorious for catching on fire.

I just don't think that this venture is going to end well.