The Kestrel, a three-door hatchback, ... the Kestrel will be just 2,500 pounds with the battery. this “might be the sweet spot for electric vehicles,” Armstrong says, ...

The lightweight Kestrel tips the scales at 2,500 pounds (including the battery) and its boasts a fuel-efficiency increase of 25 to 30 percent.

Canadian company Motive Industries Inc. plans to debut its hemp-composite electric car in about two weeks at Vancouver's 2010 EV trade show. No, the vehicle is not made of rope, nor will driving ...

You can smoke it, you can wear it, you can eat it… and now, you can drive in it.Is there anything you can’t do with hemp?As it turns out, hemp has a long standing relationship with automakers ...