Canadians Rehash an Old Idea (That Actually Works)

A team of Canadian companies plan to debut the Kestrel at the EV 2010 VÉ Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver.

The Kestrel is a modern reincarnation of an idea that Henry Ford successfully developed. (Ford could not deliver due to lobbying efforts by the likes of DuPont and William Randolph Hearst that resulting in prohibition on all cannabis.)

The Kestrel is a hemp car. Yep, it's built from hemp. Ford did this in 1941, but this one is electric. Hemp is stronger and lighter than fiberglass and more cost-effective than carbon fiber.

Unfortunately, we can't build such a car in America thanks to oppressive economic policies (including the focus on shifting to a service economy during the Reagan era).

Here's a YouTube video of Ford's 1941 model: