Race car gone green
According to a report on Fox News, a team of British engineers have designed a race car that runs on a fuel that’s derived from chocolate and is constructed of mostly parts derived from vegetables. It’s got a carrot fiber steering wheel, soybean seeded foam seats, breaks based on cashew nut shells and a body made from potato starch.
The car is 95 percent biodegradable and conforms to most of the international Formula 3 racing regulations. A BMW turbodiesel engine can propel the veggie-vehicle up to 150 miles per hour and can burn any type of biodiesel fuel. It’s a car sure to make any green-cause supporting race car enthusiast proud.
Unfortunately, the car won’t be seen on a racetrack anytime soon. Current Formula 3 regulations prohibit the use of biodiesel fuel in competition, though the fuel has become more popular in recent years with a turbodiesel powered Audi winning the last three runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Are you eating enough of your veggies?
Brittany @ May 6, 2009