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FEATURE STORY
Bio-based car parts could reduce the impacts of EVs
Lemon, almond, and pomegranates could well form the beginnings of a moreish dessert recipe but in the hands of the BARBARA project, an EU-private sector partnership, they became chemical ingredients for a biobased car dashboard. Today, fibre reinforced thermoset composites, used in cars as bumpers, body panels, suspension parts, and brakes, are overwhelmingly made from fossil plastic.
This will further accelerate decarbonization of gas networks and support distributed production of hydrogen, all without a reliance on new hydrogen pipelines or massive infrastructure upgrade.
Each shoe is made of just five 100% recyclable bio-based materials, such as castor bean yarn, organic cotton, recycled plastic, sugarcane green EVA, and non-slip rubber.
