SMOKIN' MOTORIN: Some say it looks like Henry Ford never breathed out

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WHAT MARVELLOUS TV footage it would be! Picture this An electric car catches fire on the freeway and the brigade and the police arrive But instead of attacking the flames with all the vim and vigour of a Pakistani cricketer bowling a pre-paid no-ball, the uniformed guardians are rolling on the ground in the smoke, laughing hilariously That's my image, and I'm sticking to it You see, a group of Canadian companies is testing a prototype plug-in runabout made from hemp. That's the polite name for the cannabis plant, the basis of marijuana, also known as maryjane, ganja and hash, among other variations. To be called the Kestrel, the four-seater will run to 90km/h with a range of 40-160km. The first 20 are scheduled for next year.