LONDON - A racing car built from recycled drinks bottles, old aircraft panels and carrot tops will line up for its first competitive race next month.
The Formula Three car, which runs on fuel derived from chocolate waste and wine dregs, was built by engineers at Warwick University as part of a project to push green technology to its limits.
The £500,000 ($1.2 million) car has a top speed of 170mph and can accelerate faster than a conventional Formula Three car, reaching 60mph from a standing start in around 2.5 seconds.
The car's chassis was salvaged from a scrapped vehicle, as was the two litre BMW diesel engine.
More than half of the body panels are from materials destined for landfill, such as old carbon fibre aircraft panels.
The car's steering wheel was produced by a Scottish company that turns fibres from carrot waste into fishing rods and other products. THE GUARDIAN
From TODAY, World – Wednesday, 09-Sep-2009
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