A team of researchers and scientists from BBC’s science show Bang Goes The Theory, have developed the Carpuccino, a car that runs on coffee grounds. A 1988, Volkswagen Scirocco has been retrofitted to adapt and run at approximately 56 espressos per mile. Coffee with its carbon content is dried, made into pellets and then has air passed through the pile as it burns. The Carpuccino uses 1 kilo of ground coffee for every 3 miles and does a top speed of 60mph. At present the price of this fuel is exorbitant but it does come under the alternative fuel heading and may be viewed at the Big Bang Science Fair in Manchester.
Coffee beans for fuel
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