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'Poo-powered' car seen on the streets

By T.K. Randall
August 6, 2010 · Comment icon 21 comments

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A poo-powered Volkswagon Beetle has been touring UK streets to help encourage sustainable motoring.
The car runs on processed methane gas, it is believed that the average waste from 70 households could power the car for up to 10,000 miles.
Despite being powered by fuel created from sewage, the car does not smell unpleasant. "It performs like a normal car - you wouldn't know it was powered by biogas," a company spokesman said.


Source: BBC News | Comments (21)




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Comment icon #12 Posted by The Silver Thong 15 years ago
So let me know when the driver's seat is a toilet seat so I can go kill myself. If you think cell phones are dangerous while driving, try wiping your butt while driving lol It is a good idea even if only a small percentage is used as fuel. Wonder what tax dollars will be used to build a plant and how much tax will be put on our poo?
Comment icon #13 Posted by coldethyl 15 years ago
If you think cell phones are dangerous while driving, try wiping your butt while driving lol It is a good idea even if only a small percentage is used as fuel. Wonder what tax dollars will be used to build a plant and how much tax will be put on our poo? Ew, yeah didn't think about that one. I guess it'd have to have a bidet in the driver's seat. And I do NOT want to work at that plant. Ever.
Comment icon #14 Posted by fandango 15 years ago
Can you imagine how big the magic tree air freshener would have to be!!
Comment icon #15 Posted by hetrodoxly 15 years ago
What's the PPM on this baby?
Comment icon #16 Posted by 27vet 15 years ago
There you go. Just keep eating those beans.
Comment icon #17 Posted by coldethyl 15 years ago
^^^^ LOL that toilet does NOT look clean.
Comment icon #18 Posted by Pierce8 15 years ago
At last... those who are less in life can sell their poos for living... big help for the economy and nature of course...
Comment icon #19 Posted by BlackRedLittleDevil 15 years ago
Great. When they develop this further I've got the right guy who'll assist them in building turbo engines. They could use his bum as a test. Just hope he doesn't blow their testing equipment to smitherines.
Comment icon #20 Posted by Brakzar Break 15 years ago
Hey we have free fuel, sort of. You ran out of fuel in the middle of nowhere? Take a big one in the tank! Extra points if the whole family joins!
Comment icon #21 Posted by icet925 15 years ago
That's good poo, man! Many years ago, around 1977, I read about gas derived from human waste. Why are they only exploiting it now? So, the gas and oil industry can get even more filthy rich. I can so imagine this scenario, " Hey I gotta get some energy for this baby!" Takes a fat one right into the tank. "Now it can run for miles!"


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