Green Cars from Pineapples and Bananas?

Scientists in Brazil have developed a way to use fibers from pineapples, bananas, and other plants in a new generation of automotive plastics that are stronger, lighter, and more “green” than plastics now in use.

[source: http://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/11752/title/green-cars-from-pineapples-and-bananas.aspx]