[2ndAmend]

Stellantis is exploring making cars and trucks from paper, no joke. Well, the fact they are doing it is not a joke, but Stellantis may be looking like one. What's next? A biodegradable car made from corn starch? I wonder if it has a cigarette lighter? The euros love their smoke!

Citroen built a wild electric pickup out of cardboard

The Citroen Oli is a concept vehicle made from body panels that are comprised of cardboard, fiberglass and resin to reduce weight and increase strength.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Booky]

The Oli features body panels co-developed with BASF that are comprised of a honeycomb structure made from recycled cardboard sandwiched between fiberglass sheets, coated in a polyurethane resin and textured Elastocoat that is typically used on floors for protection.

Citroen says the material weighs half as much as steel and is strong enough for an adult to stand on the roof.

 

[2ndAmend]

The Oli features body panels co-developed with BASF that are comprised of a honeycomb structure made from recycled cardboard sandwiched between fiberglass sheets, coated in a polyurethane resin and textured Elastocoat that is typically used on floors for protection.

Citroen says the material weighs half as much as steel and is strong enough for an adult to stand on the roof.

Yes, that is all in the article. I'm not understand what you are trying to say.

 

[Xylander]

It's a unique compound, but lots of cars these days are made of some type of alternative material. Lots, as in most cars, have cardboard interior panels. Cars like the C8 are made of aluminum, carbon infused plastic, and fiberglass. Back in the Saturn days, many of their cars were made of just straight up plastic body panels. I recall how you could go to a Saturn dealer and they'd let you hit their demo car with a hammer to see how it didn't dent. That's because the whole damn thing was made of plastic.

 

[ScLeCo]

Yes, that is all in the article. I'm not understand what you are trying to say.

If it's lighter and stronger than steel then what are you crying about.
Progress. It's scary.

 

[2ndAmend]

You guys got me, I really want a paper car! If I glue some paper wings on it, I bet it would really fly!

 

[HellcatHellYeah]

Saying it's made from card board is a bit misleading as it's a component. Car bodies used to be made from steel now they are fiberglass. It's not going to be for sale just a gimmick they are working on to try out different components. Not saying I'd buy one and I have seen a plastic car that was actually sold to the public, so there's that....

 

[Gotgap]

So will it say “paper or plastic” at the top of the build site?

 

[MJS73]

Saying it's made from card board is a bit misleading as it's a component.

Yes, but you can't try to be funny with accurate information.

 

[shademaker]

Stellantis is exploring making cars and trucks from paper, no joke. Well, the fact they are doing it is not a joke, but Stellantis may be looking like one. What's next? A biodegradable car made from corn starch? I wonder if it has a cigarette lighter? The euros love their smoke!

Citroen built a wild electric pickup out of cardboard

The Citroen Oli is a concept vehicle made from body panels that are comprised of cardboard, fiberglass and resin to reduce weight and increase strength.

www.foxnews.com

I mean, its plausible. Mercedes made biodegradable wiring harnesses.

Don’t Get Scammed by a Great Looking Biodegradable Mercedes Like This Guy Did | Torque News

When it comes to buying a used car, looks can be deceiving. Here’s how one guy got scammed by a great looking Mercedes when he took the vehicle at face value and failed to understand why used upscale luxury cars are often a money pit problem…and why some models are much worse than others.

www.torquenews.com

Yeap, thats a thing.

 

[SC-Redeye]

All well & good...but kind of DOES shed some light on why Dodge's bread & butter (i.e. gas-slurping, huge HP HEMIs) are becoming extinct while Ford & GM are releasing monster V8's at the same time. French Stellantis is towing the woke line hard & strong and screwing over their biggest fanbase

 

[WickedHEMI]

It's a unique compound, but lots of cars these days are made of some type of alternative material. Lots, as in most cars, have cardboard interior panels. Cars like the C8 are made of aluminum, carbon infused plastic, and fiberglass. Back in the Saturn days, many of their cars were made of just straight up plastic body panels. I recall how you could go to a Saturn dealer and they'd let you hit their demo car with a hammer to see how it didn't dent. That's because the whole damn thing was made of plastic.

The hood, roof, and trunk (SC and SL) of the Saturn S-series are made out of steel. I grew up around them. In fact, I still have my childhood SW1. Wonderful little car. The Saturn S-series was one of GM's best products imo.

 

[WickedHEMI]

If it's lighter and stronger than steel then what are you crying about.
Progress. It's scary.

Cardboard tends to get soggy when wet. Will be interesting to see how this material holds up to the elements

 

[ceebydeeby710]

I love progress

 

[Ace1894]

The Ford Bronco has a cardboard like material at the core of their hardtops. Here’s a cross sectional photo. They’ve had multiple problems with it swelling up when moisture somehow entered the interior of the top. No thanks.

 

[ceebydeeby710]

maybe some product would help? Comb is there

 

[2ndAmend]

All well & good...but kind of DOES shed some light on why Dodge's bread & butter (i.e. gas-slurping, huge HP HEMIs) are becoming extinct while Ford & GM are releasing monster V8's at the same time. French Stellantis is towing the woke line hard & strong and screwing over their biggest fanbase

Exactly correct. I am sure the woke environmentalists are swooning over the idea that we can now make cars out of garbage (recycled cardboard). Time to start saving those Amazon cartons!

 

[807HEMI]

The Ford Bronco has a cardboard like material at the core of their hardtops. Here’s a cross sectional photo. They’ve had multiple problems with it swelling up when moisture somehow entered the interior of the top. No thanks.
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Looks like some Ikea furniture I bought years ago.

 

[SC-Redeye]

Looks like some Ikea furniture I bought years ago.

Damn man....WTF
they don't make em like they used to (sigh)....

 

[Ross61]

If it's lighter and stronger than steel then what are you crying about.
Progress. It's scary.

uhm, if you have flown in a Boeing 737, 757, 787, etc, them wings and fuselage use a paper matrix sandwiched between them layers of carbon fiber.