The Carpuccino, built by the team at the BBC science show Bang Goes the Theory, runs on coffee grounds. These are burned and the resulting carbon monoxide powers the car:
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The team calculates the Carpuccino will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee - the equivalent of about 56 espressos per mile.
The journey will use about 70 kilos of ground coffee which, at supermarket prices of between £13 and £26 a kilo depending on brand and quality, will cost between £910 and £1,820, or between 25 and 50 times the £36 cost of petrol for the journey.
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"The way I see it, if you're gonna build a coffee-powered propulsion into a car, why not do it with some style?"
I hate it when even my car starts to drink even more coffee than me in the morning.............
Like for example instead of enjoying a good cup of coffee you might think of placing it inside your fuel tank!
Stop working for the BBC is my prognosis! Imideatly.
Keep your hands off,of our Coffee
:)
Michael