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more about #biodiesel more comments → hehahohee: Sure it may help with an ecological problem, but it doesn't address a humanitarian problem. [en.wikipedia.org] more » Captain Liverspots: I just hope like hell nobody shows up with a peanut butter-powered car. The inevitable carnage will be deadly. Delicious, but deadly. more » engineerd: I think I'll be going to the farmer's market this weekend so I can start making my own F3 car. Maybe I can use my connections at Morley Candy Company... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: "Of course you realize...this means war." Bring it on! more » GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls: If it needs unleaded chocolate they better not get it from China. more » TimTim: The last report on this [jalopnik.com] stated that it wouldn't be competing because the chocolate based fuel was not F3 approved. Any word on what ch... more » smalleyxb122: I must be missing something. How exactly do they plan to dangle this in front of the other cars? more » skaycog: Your F3 car is the second racer to be constructed from carrots. My racer is the first! more » PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.: Looks like a race car, sounds like a race car, smells like a... chocolate bar? They've found the perfect way to attract more women to the sport of rac... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: If the carrot doesn't work, there's always the stig. more » DaddyRocket: Well, since carrots are carbon based, you can kind of say it's made of carbon fiber, right? more » gdfowler: Lets not have the price of coffee going up. more » Novaload: So I'm going to need a bigger coffee pot? more » Graverobber: From Espresso to Esso. I do fear the potential grounding of the Exxon Juan Valdez resulting in heart palpitations due to caffeine overdose for thousan... more » Jo Schmo: [IMG][i34.tinypic.com]] more » -
#ifeelgassy
Eco-Friendly Chocolate-Powered F3 Car Will Race At Brands Hatch In October
Really. The WorldFirst car or "Flying Carrot" is partially constructed from cellulose nanofibres—from carrots!— runs on chocolate biodiesel and debuts at Brands Hatch on October 17th. It may even be competitive, it says here. [Pistonheads] -
#alternativeenergy
Used Coffee Grounds The Fuel Source Of The Future?
A study published by the American Chemical Society has shown the power of coffee grounds as a source of biodiesel, possibly ending America's dependence on the unfortunately named rapeseed. -
#alternativeenergy
Behind Audi's Biodiesel Victory At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
One of the more interesting but overlooked facts from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was that the Audi R10 TDI cars not only ran, but won, on a mixture of Shell V-Power Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) racing diesel and a newly designed Biomass-to-Diesel (BTL) fuel. We've been fascinated with prospects of biomass diesel since taking a trip to the Sears Tower in the algae van, as BTL offers cleaner output, has no fossil-fuel base and doesn't interfere with the food chain. The version used in the race cars was also 90% cleaner than American low-sulfur diesel. We talked with Audi of America's Christian Bokich about his experience at Le Mans with the winning diesel team. More » -
#alternativeenergy
Sears Tower Or Bust: My Algae-Powered Car Adventure
It was when the oil light came on that I started to run through the appropriate next steps in my head...and realized that there aren't any appropriate next steps when warning lights start going off in a 1982 VW Vanagon camper. Particularly one converted to run on a mixture of vegetable oil and algae biodiesel grown and refined by a group of Chicago high school students. As the Sears Tower, our goal, loomed in the distance, a question loomed in my mind: Was our shared belief in the future of petroleum alternatives and, more importantly, in the fuel processing abilities of public school students and their teachers, strong enough to convince us to push further into the knot of congestion forming around the city? More » -
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#elcamino
Daryl Hannah's Biodiesel El Camino For Sale, Our Heads Explode
While someone named Daryl selling an El Camino isn't usually news, it is when it's Daryl Hannah's matte black Biodiesel El Camino. World colliding man. Worlds colliding. The Chi-town native, actress and environmentalist will gladly sell you this factory diesel bio-conversion, along with the "fueling station" (read: storage drum and filter) and a guide to finding biodiesel in your area. WANT! It goes on sale later this month, but no price yet. Oh, and she's also selling a biod "ranch biobeast" for the low price of $14,999. Full pics and spelling error-filled details below (we're not hating, in fact we think her spelling matte black "matt black" is a sign she secretly likes us): More »
