Drive it, or eat it…..?
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Scientists have developed the world’s most environmentally friendly race car, capable of reaching speeds of up to 160mph despite running on chocolate.
The car, known as WorldFirstF3, has a steering wheel made partly from carrots, mirrors from potato starch, seats from soybean oil foam, and brake pads from ground cashew nut shells.
Despite boasting the greenest of credentials, its makers at Warwick University insist this racer can compete with the best of them.
Ben Wood, leader of the project, says the idea behind the racer is "to show what is possible" and to prove that "a racing car doesn’t have to harm the planet."
The car, which is 95% biodegradable, can go from 0-62mph in under four seconds.
Powering the racer is a 2.0-litre BMW turbodiesel that can run on biodiesel, waste vegetable oil or chocolate.
Mr Wood said: "Anything with a fat in it can be turned into diesel, and that’s what we’ve managed to do with chocolate."
The car took more than nine months to develop and cost around £150,000.
Formula 3 rules currently prevent biodiesel vehicles from competing but the project’s academics hope the car will one day be a regular sight on Grand Prix circuits.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Chocolate-Powered-Eco-Friendly-Car-Created-By-Scientists-At-Warwick-University/Article/200905115275255?lpos=Home_First_Technology_Article_Teaser_Region__0&lid=ARTICLE_15275255_Chocolate-Powered%2C_Eco-Friendly_Car_Created_By_Scientists_At_Warwick_University
Well if I had one it wouldn’t travel far….would eat all the chocolate 
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How long has the Montego had a model known as "WorldFirstF3", and has had acceleration of " 0-62mph in under four seconds."?
G as an F1 Driver opens all sorts of possibilities.
I just read that article on another website, very tasty indeed!
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What a waste of chocolate, no car is worth that!
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I soooo wanted this question not to be about the chocolate fuel. lololol.
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See thats why you are Lady Current Events the Champ!! lmao..order one for moi ok thank you lol
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well that was a waste of 150 grand!! who in their right mind will buy one of them??
The steering wheel would rot away in 2 weeks if my fridge is owt to go by….
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How long has the Montego had a model known as "WorldFirstF3", and has had acceleration of " 0-62mph in under four seconds."?
G as an F1 Driver opens all sorts of possibilities.
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ok so it runs on chocolate i think that will be more then petrol so it won,t be cheap to run and what will happen if you are parked in a lane and a rabbit has a nibble at your steering wheel and the squirrels eat your brakes, disaster i think
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I thought this was going to have a punchline. Will it not melt and stick to the road? Forget where you parked it and rabbits will have time to eat it.
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That is one very expensive chocolate ….lol
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Is it CARburys chocolate ??!!
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Mine wouldn’t get out of the Drive!
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