{"id":42376,"date":"2009-05-07T13:07:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/?p=11821"},"modified":"2021-05-05T06:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T06:02:34","slug":"new-chocolate-car-on-the-tracks-worldfirst-formula-3-racing-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/new-chocolate-car-on-the-tracks-worldfirst-formula-3-racing-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate car on the tracks : WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"chocolate car\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/chocolate-car_BMUoi_23302.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate car\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Kerry Kirwan, Dr Steve Maggs and Dr James Meredith of University of Warwick have created a car, named \u201cWorldFirst Formula 3 racing car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Green car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The car runs on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biofuels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biofuel<\/a> derived out of chocolate waste and vegetable oils. The entire car is designed and built from sustainable and renewable materials. The steering wheel is made out of plant-based fibers derived out of carrots and other root vegetables, and the seat is built from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flax<\/a> fiber and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soybean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soybean<\/a> oil. The body is also made from plant fibers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The creators claim that this will be the fastest car, with a top speed of 145 mph, to run on bio fuels and also the fastest made from bio-degradable materials.<br \/>\nThe car will be tested on the race tracks in a few weeks and will be displayed at the European Grand Prix and Britain&#8217;s Goodwood Festival of Speed. This car fulfills all the formula 3 specifications, other than the bio diesel specification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you think chocolate as a fuel for your cars is crazy, then here is a list of some other weird alternative fuels for your car:<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/ecoble.com\/2007\/12\/02\/five-of-the-worlds-weirdest-alternative-fuel-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dirty Diapers Turned into Viable Diesel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"diaper fuel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diaper-fuel_rFtgC_23302.jpg\" alt=\"diaper fuel\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AMEC, of Quebec, Canada has a brilliant idea for transforming diapers, what would normally be landfill material into cost-effective, synthetic diesel fuel. Approximately 30,000 tons of diapers will be annually transformed into over 10,000 tons of diesel fuel at jut 50 cents per liter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 The Cafe Racer Truck Runs on 100% Recycled Coffee Grounds<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"cofee truck\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cofee-truck_XNyCs_23302.jpg\" alt=\"cofee truck\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The caf\u00e9 racer truck is a 1975 GMC pickup that essentially burns up used coffee to create combustible gas. The gas is filtered on its way to the engine and, voila, you have a caffeine-powered truck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecoble.com\/2007\/12\/02\/five-of-the-worlds-weirdest-alternative-fuel-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Confiscated Booze Converted into Bus-Powering Biogas<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"booze as fuel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/booze-as-fuel_w2LSO_23302.jpg\" alt=\"booze as fuel\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Swedish authorities confiscate nearly 200,000 gallons of smuggled alcohol each year. Instead of simply pouring it down the drain, authorities have come up with an alternative win-win situation for themselves. The biogas created from the mixed cocktail of smuggled goods is used to power a variety of vehicles, including buses and a train.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Wood gas is a fuel <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"wood\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wood_JCNRt_23302.jpg\" alt=\"wood\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wood gas is produced from the process in which the carbon containing material or biomass is converted into gas. It may not be the most ecological power innovation in this list but it is at least an example of thinking of ways to run vehicles on anything but fossil fuels &#8211; a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Odd_News\/2006\/12\/06\/Liposuctioned-fat-could-be-biodiesel-fuel\/UPI-31791165454575\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2022 One person&#8217;s liposuction is another person&#8217;s biodiesel fuel<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"fat boat 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fat-boat-1_eUEDC_23302.jpg\" alt=\"fat boat 1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Biodiesel can be produced from either plant oils or animal fat. 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