American sports car built on the basis of hemp

American businessman Bruce Dietz built a car which body is made of a composite material based on hemp. The plot of the car, where the owner demonstrates the strength of body punching, published Barcroft Cars channel.




Dietz, who lives in Key West (FL), built on the chassis of the car roadster Mazda MX-5. The car has received the name of Canna. Hemp material due to restrictions in US law had to be ordered in China.



Businessman checked the strength of body blows with his fist
Especially for the production of these machines entrepreneur founded Renew Sports Cars. In order proposed modifications to the motor of any capacity from 100 to 640 horsepower, and even a version with an electric motor. Cost is from 40 to 197 thousand dollars. Mass of the most expensive version of just 1043 kilograms.

His inspirer businessman named Henry Ford, ordered the release in 1941, the car known as the Soybean car. The body of the machine, which could move on bioethanol, was made of plastic with hemp.

The aim of the 61-year-old Dittsen is to run a full-fledged production Renew Canna 2025. Businessman sure that in the future, cheap and easy to hemp processing machines can displace with electric vehicles market.