According to a report by Hong Kong’s “Eastern Net” on April 14, researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have recently developed an environmentally-friendly electric vehicle that can degrade 90% of its components.
The electric car has two seats, body, structural parts, interior decoration and other components, all made of biodegradable plastic polylactic acid and hemp fiber composite materials, and these materials are made from sugar cane as raw materials. The personnel assembled the composite sheet to form the structural components such as the chassis and frame of the car. The paint also used materials with less environmental load. According to reports, if the vehicle is buried in soil, more than 90% of the parts can be decomposed.
In addition, the complex shape of the car's curved parts use 3D printing technology, while the important parts of the vehicle use a honeycomb structure to achieve similar strength and stability with steel and ordinary plastic, while reducing weight. The body weighs only 350 kg, and the weight is insufficient Half of a light car. The car has a top speed of about 100 kilometers and a maximum driving distance of 240 kilometers. It is suitable for use in the city.
Eindhoven University of Technology has so far produced four electric vehicles using biodegradable materials. They are also working hard to increase the use of this material. Researchers plan to obtain the licenses needed for general roads before the summer of this year. And test the car in major European cities.
