Mazda Shows Off Car Interiors from Biofabric
by Sean Fisher, Cincinnati, Ohio on 09.13.07
In what could be the next frontier of the green car race, the car company Mazda has developed an interior automotive fabric made from plants. It could be that Mazda saw Honda's biofabric development last year and wanted to jump on board with one of their own. What can we say - good ideas travel fast.
This paragraph is dedicated to the engineering geeks:
The biofabric is made of 100% polylactic acid—a plastic created by combining large numbers of lactic acid molecules that are made from fermented carbohydrates such as plant sugars.
Like Honda's biofabric, Mazda's version will be able to stand the wear and tear (and sunlight) of a typical car interior. You can check out the plant-based fabric for yourself....if you plan to be in Tokyo this October. The biofabric will be debuting inside the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid at this year's Tokyo Auto Show.
::Via Green Car Congress
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Didn't Ford announce that last year? Or was that just the foam? Nice now they have both.
During the late 90's KIA came ashore in the USA. The dashboards, the seats, and for that matter the entire car became bio-degradable within a few short years. Most of the time, way before it was paid for. I should know, I sold a lot of them. I hope Mazda (Ford) takes a better approach. (I sold them as well)
Polylactic acid? Like the skin that forms when you boil milk?
Isn't this obvious greenwashing?
"Ya, we still run on fossil fuels, emit CO2 and noxious chemicals, have planned obsolescence, lobby against standards, and a million other bad things. BUT LOOK, WE HAVE SEATS MADE FROM MILK!!!1!!12!!1!
In a visit to Savanah Georgia, the tour guide mentioned that the original ''Milk Paint' on the old homes was still intact after about 100 years? Maybe it's good stuff after all. We could eat the cars interior after we go broke due to the regulations and taxes to cool down the planet like during the last Ice Age.