http://inhabitat.com/ford-cars-may-soon-sport-rubber-made-from-dandelions/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 08:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/ford-cars-may-soon-sport-rubber-made-from-dandelions/comment-page-1/#comment-332362 lazyreader Fri, 13 May 2011 14:53:08 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=250390#comment-332362 When Ford unleashed it's revolutionary Model U concept people we're astonished. It was made of Corn and Soy based plastics, natural and recycled rubber tires, hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (far cheaper than fuel cells). We've all heard of the food vs fuel debate, what if there's a fuel vs materials debate. Are we gonna turn all the corn and soy beans into auto parts? Dandelions are just a bunch of weeds so using them to make things is fine I guess. But if they start using farm or pasture land for dandelions, will farmers get dandelion subsidies just for growing weeds. Will auto companies get subsidies for using "Green" solutions, give me a break. When Ford unleashed it’s revolutionary Model U concept people we’re astonished. It was made of Corn and Soy based plastics, natural and recycled rubber tires, hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (far cheaper than fuel cells). We’ve all heard of the food vs fuel debate, what if there’s a fuel vs materials debate. Are we gonna turn all the corn and soy beans into auto parts? Dandelions are just a bunch of weeds so using them to make things is fine I guess. But if they start using farm or pasture land for dandelions, will farmers get dandelion subsidies just for growing weeds. Will auto companies get subsidies for using “Green” solutions, give me a break.

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