CARS MADE OF PLANTS

E-CLASS

• Flax, hemp, sisal, wool
• All used to make 50 components
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class

FORD MODEL U CONCEPT

• Soy-Based seating foam and body panels
• Corn-Based carpet mats
• Canvas roof and tires

FACT TO REMEMBER!

• Henry Ford was an early soybean advocate
• Used in the manufacturing of the trunk pictured

COCO NUT FIBER

• Used to manufacture car parts
• Would otherwise be considered waste

SISAL AGAVES

• Grown in South Africa
• Extracted sisal fibers used
• Mercedes-Benz uses in door panels & seat back lining

ABACA PLANT FIBERS

• Under floor panel
• Mercedes-Benz A Class
• Incredibly elastic
• Very strong

JOHN DEERE

• Replaced steel gullwing doors
• Soy resin body panels
• HarvesterWorks Combines
• Using soy is lighter weight