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Gnam
05-05-09, 02:47 PM
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.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/05/international/i083808D56.DTL&type=green

Interesting concept, could provide motorsports with some cover when/if carbon offsets become mandatory. Still seems a little silly though.

oddlycalm
05-05-09, 05:04 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/05/international/i083808D56.DTL&type=green

Interesting concept, could provide motorsports with some cover when/if carbon offsets become mandatory. Still seems a little silly though.

I'm skeptical of the body made soybean oil foam alone. My theory is that you need corn flakes in a soybean oil foam matrix to achieve the necessary dynamic stiffness...:gomer:

If they really want to make it green they should start by recycling some of the island of plastic the size of Texas floating in the North Pacific. :\

oc

High Sided
05-05-09, 11:44 PM
and i think methanol smells good, i can just imagine :D