It is extremely light-weight and as strong as steel
Except for the fact it shatters when it fails under things like extreme impacts
They want to use it to manufacture cars. The problem is that it takes a very long time to break down and is not considered to be biodegradable
The legitimate concern is that when cars have accidents, there will be small parts of it that shatter into the environment that won't be cleaned up and will eventually end up in places like the ocean
Small pieces that will kill birds and fish because of the fact it doesn't break down
I see the chemical formula and compound. It's Kevlar that is carbon layered like graphite. Ridiculously thin, considering how strong it is
They come up with a solution by modifying the formula slightly so that it breaks down in salt-water
When I say "break down", I mean fast. It will only take a week in salt water to completely and harmlessly break down a large piece of the kevlar
People are then worried that those in coastal, or seaside locations will have a problem with sea-spray moisture in the air eating the panels on their car
Their solution is to make the panels on all cars so easy to remove and replace, that anyone with a regular set of tools can do it
The panels are smaller, lighter and only have a few easily accessed bolts in order to take them off, or put them off
The idea is that the Kevlar panels are so cheap, and easy for anyone to replace, that nobody will be worried
They bring in assurances that any car manufacturer using these panels makes replacements easily accessible and cheap in the long term
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