[OKC] From Reuters: Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy

[Miles, Karen]

Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy

 

Tue, Mar 9 2010

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with
components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first
sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour
and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.

Sound nuts? Not yet -- brake pads made from cashews are still under
development.

Meet Lola, the England's University of Warwick's blend of muscle and
eco-friendliness and the world's first racing car retrofitted with
renewable and sustainable materials.

Article continues at: 
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6282JZ20100309?feedType=nl&feedNam
e=usoddlyenough

 

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