Plastic Cars

On Ann's Love Pictures Vox - there was a post about Plastic electronic / micro chips of the future.

Now cars are to go plastic according to a report CNET -
"I want to say one word to you. Just one word."

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"Yes, sir."
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, I am."
"Plastics."
The Graduate, 1967

Plastics will see increasing use in cars
This sudden interest in plastics isn't just a phase that industrial designers and engineers are going through; there are a number of factors driving it. First, environmental issues are gaining greater visibility, and automakers want to burnish their green credentials. Plastics let automakers reduce the weight of their vehicles, thereby increasing fuel economy.

But it's not just about miles-per-gallon; GE's Xenoy composite, used in the doors and hood of the Volt, is made from 85 percent recycled material. All those plastic bottles you throw into the recycling bin may end up as body panels on your next car.

Another push for plastics in cars is safety. Consumer Reports has worked out a system using lasers to measure the driver's range of view in different cars. As the public takes range-of-view issues into consideration when buying cars, automakers will have to build it into their designs. Pedestrian safety has also become a major goal of governments around the world. There will be more and more legislation governing how cars are built to decrease injury to people who get hit. Hyundai designed plastics into its Qarmaq concept specifically to include pliable surfaces that would cause less harm to pedestrians.

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Here is a link also to an article on an Electrical Porche