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Luca EV: using waste to create mobility
Today the Techincal University or Eindhoven will present the Luca, an EV constructed primarily from waste material.
22 students have worked a year and a half on it and this is what they came up with.
https://www.tuecomotive.nl/luca/
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The main part of the chassis will be made of a bio-based composite made of flax, fully recycled PET and PP, straight out the ocean!
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The body of Luca will be made of a unique material developed by UBQ. This company makes an additive for plastics out of household waste that usually ends up in landfill.
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A short movie that in the end shows a virtualization of the car:
It is highly unlikely that the Luca will make it to production as is, but it shows how car design might evolve.
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