Thursday, August 12, 2010

New Volkswagen runs on poop -- "The Dung Beetle"



No syke.  This car runs on poop.  And it has a charming name: "The Dung Beetle" or "The Bio-Bug." 

A car powered by methane gas has been created by a team of British engineers.

The vehicle named the 'Bio-Bug' is run reliably on biogas, which is produced from human waste at sewage works across the country.

Excrement flushed down the toilets of just 70 homes is enough to power the pioneering VW Beetle car for 10,000 miles - the equivalent of one average motoring year.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1300546/Dung-Beetle-The-methane-gas-powered-car-leaves-waste.html#ixzz0wCubyhlg

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