First Matter - Toyota NORI

I came across Toyota's Indonesian Page, and found this article, which is about a bike.
On the picture, the bike is green.
Remember something?

Yep! NORI! Or seaweed, if you had not known :D



That's the pic.

It's developed by a big automotive brand, Toyota.
The logic is quite simple, which is to create a light-weighted body , without reducing the quality standards of a proper car, so that it will reduce the energy used on the car itself.

The main point is that Toyota tries to bring a very, very new innovation to the body materials. The new materials that will be used is, yes, NORI (seaweed).
Rather absurd, isn't it? But well, who knows this project will be a major success in the market? Well, they sure know how to attract it, though.
(I mean, using seaweed, which we can quite say, a food, as body materials for cars is sure rather... unique)

The nori, using a method, is transformed into a bioplastic material and is then bonded with carbon fiber. This product, which later was named Toyota Nori, has weight of 1000 pounds, or about 454 kg .

Toyota also named this green hottie Pedular; which means around:
body and case are union a la monocoque, but still strong, light, and exquisite (streamline)

The body is also made with solar cells , the energy produced here then is transferred to the battery.
Toyota gives a term to this product; PSI; Partial Body Insert;
referring to the interior of the car that can be seen clearly from outside.

It is clear that, this design is made to support the plan of environment-friendly car concepts. But well, Salute, my friend. Me myself, I quite like the design and the concept (setting aside the thought of me eating a car...)

By the way, just FYI, this is Nori (Seaweed). The sushi-roll version, though. It's the green layer around the rice :P


Good mid-night, readers!