News of two rival ‘green’ racers has emerged in recent days – an 'organic' British F3 car running on high-octane chocolate, and an electric GT from Switzerland.
Warwick's F3 car is full of beans
You might think the Swiss had a head start in the chocolate stakes, but honours fall to Warwick University whose EcoF3 car is a tasty-sounding confection made from potatoes, carrots and soybeans.
Unsurprisingly the EcoF3 is said to be world’s first F3 car made from vegetable-derived composite materials. Its biodiesel engine is capable of using fuel made from both vegetable and chocolate oils, and the Warwick University team is apparently hoping F3 organisers will change the rules on fuel so they can put their car on the grid next season.
The Swiss have stuck to batteries
The Swiss, meanwhile, apparently leery of burning all that chocolaty goodness, have decided to stick with lithium-ion batteries for their new GreenGT.
Powered by two 100kw electric motors, and with its batteries topped up by solar-voltaic panels, the GreenGT is reckoned to be good for 170mph and a 0-60 time of under 4secs.
Apparently the car only works for 35-40mins, so we won’t be seeing it at Le Mans this year.
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