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A car made from seaweed - why didn't we think of it sooner?

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Richard Cable | 18:35 UK time, Thursday, 5 March 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is planning to build a car from seaweed, and it could be in a showroom near you within ...oooh... 15 years?

According to the report in Wired: 'A kelp car is not as far-fetched as it might sound. Bioplastics are being used for everything from gift cards to cellphone cases. Demand for the stuff is expected to hit 50 billion pounds [22.7 billion kilogrammes]annually within five years.'

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