The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX electric car -making its debut at this week’s Consumer Electronic Show- uses both recycled and bio-engineered materials to improve its sustainability, such as a mushroom-based vegan ‘leather’.
The EQXX demonstrates new ways to enhance vehicle sustainability, especially in the cabin. Recycled and natural materials are used extensively, said interior design leader Joana Jarisch. Mycellium, part of the root-like structure of mushrooms, are used to produce “the look and feel” of real leather.
Mercedes-Benz Vixion EQXX interior / Image: Mercedes-Benz
The EQS started out as a show car, but there has been speculation that the EQXX might also wind up in production, in part because the concept, as it stands now, is seen as buildable without major changes.
Source: forbes.com
