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Planet Ark World Environment News - in partnership with Colonial First State Visitors to the British International Motorshow Look at a Lotus Eco

Date: 23-Jul-08
Country: UK
Author: Andrew Winning

Visitors to the British International Motorshow Look at a Lotus Eco Photo: Andrew Winning
Photo: Andrew Winning

The car, which began as an employee recycling initiative, is made with the equivalent of 1700 recycled aluminium cans and 25 percent of the car is made from hemp grown in Norfolk.

The car also has solar panels on the roof to help power its electrical system.

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