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Vegetarian radials? Defatted soy eyed as tire filler substitute

There's more that one way to green a car, and many of the most interesting technological advancements don't involve powering an internal combustion engine. Consider that much of the fabric, plastic and rubber that goes into a car's construction is derived from petroleum, and you see why alternatives are becoming increasingly attractive. Automakers have taken up corn-based plastics and soy-based seat foam, and now the latest greenery comes by way of defatted soy flour. The latter is an organic substance that's being considered as a replacement ... Read more →

Greenpeace builds Cayenne and M-Class bulldozers for some reason or another Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image above for high-res shots of this wacky scene Running diesel vehicles on biofuels is a good thing, right? Not always, according to Greenpeace Argentina. It seems that the export of ...

Would you like beans with that? 2008 Mustang to use soy-based seat foam Jonathon Ramsey

The 2008 Mustang that appears in August will be full o' beans. Soybeans. Ford has teamed with automotive supplier Lear Corporation on the creation of soy-based seat foam. Car seats currently contain ...

Vegetarian radials? Defatted soy eyed as tire filler substitute 10 months ago on Autoblog

There's more that one way to green a car, and many of the most interesting technological advancements don't involve powering an internal combustion engine. Consider that much of the fabric, plastic and rubber that goes into a car's construction is derived from petroleum, and you see why alternatives ...

Greenpeace builds Cayenne and M-Class bulldozers for some reason or another 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for high-res shots of this wacky scene Running diesel vehicles on biofuels is a good thing, right? Not always, according to Greenpeace Argentina. It seems that the export of soybeans from Argentina is causing more pollution than was initially estimated. Also, too much of ...

Would you like beans with that? 2008 Mustang to use soy-based seat foam 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 2008 Mustang that appears in August will be full o' beans. Soybeans. Ford has teamed with automotive supplier Lear Corporation on the creation of soy-based seat foam. Car seats currently contain roughly petroleum-based foam, and the new soy-based variety will substitute nearly a quarter of that ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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