Chocolate fueled racecar...

[RazorOutlaw]

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car
LONDON – Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about how to build more ecologically friendly vehicles.

The car runs on vegetable oils and chocolate waste that has been turned into biofuel. The steering wheel is made out of plant-based fibers derived from carrots and other root vegetables, and the seat is built of flax fibre and soybean oil foam. The body is also made of plant fibers.

Scientists at the University of Warwick say their car is the fastest to run on biofuels and also be made from biodegradable materials. It has been built to Formula 3 specifications about the car's size, weight, and performance.

Their claims cannot be independently verified.

They hope it can reach speeds of over 145 mph when it is tested on a racetrack in a few weeks time. They have driven it at around 60 mph and are now making final adjustments to the engine before driving it at top speed.

Warwick's project manager James Meredith said their model shows that it is possible to build a fast, efficient, environmentally friendly car.

The car, named the "WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car," will go on display at several races including the European Grand Prix and Britain's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Who wants to bet on whether or not this will be put on the market?

[Bernem]

there are already bioethanol fueled cars on the market, because that's what the car runs on... not chocolate

[Axeman]

If its true that all women are chocoholics I will have no problem picking up chicks....

[cottontail]

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON"T WASTE THE CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RazorOutlaw]

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON"T WASTE THE CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chocolate waste, my friend. Your edible chocolate is still in good hands.

there are already bioethanol fueled cars on the market, because that's what the car runs on... not chocolate

And their claims cannot be independently verified. I missed that single line in the article. :/

[cottontail]

Chocolate waste, my friend. Your edible chocolate is still in good hands.

phew, for a minute there, I was worried.


Wait a minute.... does wasted chocolate mean the chocolate the factories deem unacceptable, or the chocolate people throw away? Because if it's the latter, I'm going to have to find those people

Freaks of nature...


Anyway, more on topic, it's cool that you can do it, but I don't see it as a viable energy source, so I will still hold onto hopes of a solar powered, fuel cell, or electric car that runs well.

bioethanol is probably no a good idea. I'd rather see all farms focused on production for food, because the world always needs more food, and the possibility of famine needs to be averted.

[Legionary Jezza]

phew, for a minute there, I was worried.


Wait a minute.... does wasted chocolate mean the chocolate the factories deem unacceptable, or the chocolate people throw away? Because if it's the latter, I'm going to have to find those people

Freaks of nature...


Anyway, more on topic, it's cool that you can do it, but I don't see it as a viable energy source, so I will still hold onto hopes of a solar powered, fuel cell, or electric car that runs well.

bioethanol is probably no a good idea. I'd rather see all farms focused on production for food, because the world always needs more food, and the possibility of famine needs to be averted.

It's the Umpa-Lumpas

-Evil

[Bernem]

phew, for a minute there, I was worried.


Wait a minute.... does wasted chocolate mean the chocolate the factories deem unacceptable, or the chocolate people throw away? Because if it's the latter, I'm going to have to find those people

Freaks of nature...


Anyway, more on topic, it's cool that you can do it, but I don't see it as a viable energy source, so I will still hold onto hopes of a solar powered, fuel cell, or electric car that runs well.

bioethanol is probably no a good idea. I'd rather see all farms focused on production for food, because the world always needs more food, and the possibility of famine needs to be averted.

1. It's the scrap chocolate that the factories can't sell. My former tutor for example started a company to buy that waste (not only chocolate but also toffee and other sweet waste) and sell it to fermentation facilities. Before that the waste has been fed to animals...

2. Everyone would rather see, that the farms produce food. That's why people are researching in second generation bioethanol, where genetically engineered yeast can ferment all kinds of agricultural waste, which you naturally don't eat.