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Smudo & "The green pioneers"

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This race car's design includes a range of biotech components.

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We have tried to includes as much bio materials as possible.

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We chose a race car, so wecould immediately put its

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endurance to test at the Nürburgring.

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The word "bio" has this lame Birkenstock ring to it.

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But it's actually high-tech that

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we are dealing with.

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When we talk about renewable raw materials in technology,

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people always think we're crawling through the bushes,

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counting bugs.

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But that's not what it is about it all.

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The body parts are especially fascinating to me,

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because they are hand-made.

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There are no large machines for serial manufacturing yet.

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That's what makes each year so exciting.

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So far we have had three bio concept cars.

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Currently we are driving a Scirocco.

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I have never been to a car race.

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I'm anxious to see what it's like and if the car can take the strain,

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which is the main issue.

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I want to see if our materials really live up to their promise.

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The bio fibre parts provided by the institute play an important part.

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The spoiler e.g. is crucial for the car's aerodynamics.

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But they are also very light, like carbon fibre.

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We replaced the hood, doors, actually everything allowed by regulations.

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That reduced the car's weight substantially.

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Tahnks to these parts it was easy to meet

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the minimum weight required by regulations.

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What's interesting is that what we do

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does not seem to match at first,

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like "alcohol-free" and "beer",

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or indeed "bio" and "car racing".

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We don't have to wait 20 years for this technology to bear fruit.

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Its application takes place and can be seen in real life today.

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People need transportation.

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Therefore, it makes sense to think about sustainable,

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lasting and somewhat environmentally friendly solutions.