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Solved - NEH 1958: Kestrel Electric Car made of hemp
« on: July 24, 2012, 05:59:14 AM »
Identify this vehicle, its maker and what is unusual about it - for 1 piont:

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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2012, 05:08:49 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2012, 08:03:08 AM »
Battery powered?
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2012, 08:11:22 AM »
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on July 31, 2012, 08:03:08 AM
Battery powered?

It is indeed electric.
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2012, 05:19:15 PM »
Magna Steyr?
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 05:49:17 PM »
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2012, 03:18:44 PM »
Fiat?
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 07:57:07 AM »
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2012, 05:46:57 AM »
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 05:05:43 PM »
By one of those weird coincidences, I was researching Wendax's puzzle No 626, and this car cropped up in one of my searches.

It's a Canadian electric car called the Kestrel, made by a company called Motive Industries Inc. The unusual aspect of its structure is that the bodywork is made from hemp, combed and rolled into a mat, then infused with a polymer resin. This is said to be as strong as a GRP structure, but lighter.

It's said to be set to hit the road this year. I wonder if it will...
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Re: NEH 1958
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 06:08:17 PM »
Quote from: Tom_I on August 15, 2012, 05:05:43 PM
It's a Canadian electric car called the Kestrel, made by a company called Motive Industries Inc. The unusual aspect of its structure is that the bodywork is made from hemp, combed and rolled into a mat, then infused with a polymer resin. This is said to be as strong as a GRP structure, but lighter.

That's about the long and the short of it, yes.

Quote from: Tom_I on August 15, 2012, 05:05:43 PM
It's said to be set to hit the road this year. I wonder if it will...




Hmmm.. now, where have I read that before?!

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