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Alternative Materials Reinvent Car Manufacturing
Historically, recycling has made a lot of sense. It’s economical. It helps the environment. It’s easy. But recycling these days is taking on a pioneering spirit, especially in the car industry.
Last week, the Swiss auto manufacturer Rinspeed, known for their underwater sQuba car and the Splash that can cross water, announced its latest concept car called BamBoo.
This front-wheel drive, open-air electric vehicle “awakens the longing for sun, summer, for lightness and easiness, the desire to be at the beach,” according to Rinspeed. Although bamboo is played up in the name of the car, only interior components are made from bamboo … read more
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Some car fluids like transmission fluid, power steering fluid, gear oil, motor oil and antifreeze can be processed and recycled into new fluids. You’ll have to take the fluids into an auto repair shop with proper technology or a household hazardous waste (HHW) facility.
