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Chocolate Powered Race Car

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a Chocolate powered race car, The ecoF3 is capable of reaching speeds of up to 160mph despite running on chocolate waste.

The steering wheel is made with carrots, The body is made from potatoes and a seat made of soybeans, It is the first Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials The car meets all the Formula 3 racing standards except for its biodiesel engine which is configured to run on fuel derived from waste chocolate and vegetable oil. Formula 3 cars currently cannot use biodiesel hopefuly that rule will be changed soon