An electric car made from hemp

The latest buzz out of the automotive world is from Calgary's Motive Industries, which announced it would introduce an electric car whose bio-composite body is made from hemp.
Oh my -- looks like some engineers out there are taking a note from
Cheech and Chong:

The prototype of the four-passenger, zero-emission vehicle, known as the Kestrel, is to be unveiled at an electric mobility trade show in Vancouver in September and would be the first of its kind in Canada, the company said.

Its body is built from hemp grown in Vegreville, Alta., outside Edmonton, and processed into an impact-resistant bio-composite material produced by the Alberta Innovates Technology Futures program, the company said.

No tailgating.

[Thanks Joshua!]