Over 9 months and with £140,000 the University of Warwick has made a Formula 3 racing car. ‘Lola' can reach speeds up to 135 mph and go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. "So what?" I hear you say.
Well, this is no ordinary car but one with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax and fuelled on left over chocolate. (I'm not sure there's ever much ‘left over chocolate' but the exhaust must smell delicious!)
The car is the worlds first racing car to be retrofitted and have renewable and sustainable materials.
"She's incredibly green, taking materials that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill. It lets people engage with recycling without the finger-wagging. The public has really taken the car to its heart, because she's fun," said Kerry Kirwan, one of the designers.
So, not only does the car smell great (ok we might've made that bit up) and is made from renewable and sustainable parts but it also converts ozone back into oxygen. Another member of the team, Steve Maggs, explained "it's a racing car that cleans up as it goes along,"
[Spotted on Reuters]
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