14 DAY TRIAL // The fellows from Gizmodo ran into this, but I couldn't help myself from searching and offering it to you. The Eco One car could be the most delicious car you've ever dreamed of. But the impressive fact is that this vehicle is even greener than the other eco ones we've already shown you.
Surprisingly, ladies, you'll have to use your cooking skills on it, since it is said to run on wheat and sugar. Imagine the tasty cookies smell it 'expels' while speeding at 150mph. It can even go from 0 to 62 mph in less than 4 seconds.
When I checked the vehicle's technical specification list, I was under the impression of reading a grocery list. The tires are partly made from potato starch, the bod work is made from pulped hemp injected with some juicy resin from rape seed oil and then molted and shaped. The brake pads are cashew nut shells ground and blended to make a resin and the dust from them does not harm the environment, probably just attract some hungry squirrels.
The car's oil is 100% made from plants, so it might actually smell like roses. And, surprise, the fuel itself is obtained from fermented wheat and sugar beet, just like grandma used to mix it. Hmm, it makes my mouth water, or as French like to say: "Cela fait venir l'eau ? la bouche."
However, the car is a serious thing, it was created by a wise student from a design by Dr. Kerry Kirwan, researcher at the Warwick Manufacturing Group. According to Gizmodo, the car uses an engine from a Triumph Daytona motorbike. He built the Eco One in just two months: "If we can build a high-performance car that can virtually be grown from seed, just imagine what is possible for the average family car."
Not to mention, the Eco One is 95 percent biodegradable or recyclable, although its steering-wheel, seat and electrics comprise conventional materials, but all of the plastic components were made from plants, while the chassis is made from steel, an easily reusable metal.
The makers said that there are a lot of people interested in developing the technology for motor racing, and a spokeswoman for the Warwick Manufacturing Group even stated: "We have been speaking to various-people within the motor sports industry. The motor sports industry knows it's got to be greener. And the concept is transferable into cars for the race track or the motorway."
If you happen to travel to London this summer, be a wise fellow and visit the National Science Museum, from August 28-30, and please send me some pictures. Yummy!