# Cannabis Cars The Kestrel from Motive Industries is Made Out of Hemp By Michael Hines | Published 2010-08-26 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kestrel-from-motive-industries References: [fastcompany](http://www.fastcompany.com/1684111/motive-industries-hemp-ev) & [motiveind](http://www.motiveind.com/) The Kestrel from Motive Industries is a history making automobile. How is it making history you ask? The Kestrel will be the world's first car made out of [hemp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofrico). All jokes aside, the Kestrel from Motive Industries could be a [groundbreaking automobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedster-ev). Hemp grows incredibly fast and is extremely durable and lightweight. Motive Industries will begin testing the Kestrel later this year. If all goes well, this [cannabis car](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hemp-company-by-curaleaf) could be on the road someday soon. Just don't, under *any* circumstances, let it catch fire. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sustainable Automotive:** Creating cars made from sustainable materials like hemp presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive industry. - **Hemp-based Products:** The use of hemp in manufacturing cars opens up possibilities for the development of other hemp-based products. - **Alternative Materials:** Exploring alternative materials like hemp in the production of automobiles offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the materials and manufacturing industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Automotive:** Tapping into the sustainable automotive trend by incorporating hemp as a material can drive disruptive innovation in the automotive industry. - **Textile and Manufacturing:** The use of hemp as a material for cars can create disruptive innovation opportunities in the textile and manufacturing industry. - **Sustainable and Green Technologies:** The development of hemp-based products and alternative materials can contribute to disruptive innovation in the sustainable and green technologies industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Based Steel Rebar Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hemp-rebar.md) - [Flying Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-car-concepts.md) - [Plant-Based Car Leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-alternative-1.md) - [Recyclable Cannabis Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aviation-cannabis.md) - [Hemp Rendered Family Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/proclamation-house.md) - [Hemp-Infused Energy Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/golden-grail.md) - [Inaugural Four-Wheel Road Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/x-bow-gt-xr.md) - [Hemp-Based Cannabis Wraps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zigzag-launched.md) - [Cannabis-Centered Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cannaland.md)