The Car-ppuccino
A team from the BBC1 science TV show 'Bang Goes The Theory' has unveiled a car that runs on coffee.
To prove that just about anything can be turned into car fuel these days, they will drive the Car-puccino 210 miles from London to Manchester using only residual coffee grounds as fuel. Driving between London and Manchester will require over 150 pounds of grinds, plus stops every 30 to 45 miles to refill, as well as frequent breaks to clean the coffee filtering system.
The 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco will be driven from Manchester to London powered only by roasted coffee granules.
56 espressos per mile.
According to the show’s producer, Nick Watson:
“Coffee, like wood or coal, has some carbon content so you can use it as a fuel. The coffee needs to be very dry and in pellets to allow the air to move through the pile of coffee as it burns. The brand doesn’t matter.”
Via Inhabitat
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