World's first sustainable racing car set to compete
Research team at the University of Warwick have designed and built the world's first fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car.
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From left to right: Dr Kerry Kirwan, Dr Steve Maggs and James Meredith
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Dr Kerry Kirwan led the research team which built the car. The vehicle runs on biofuel made from chocolate and animal fats. The car is lubricated with plant oils; and is made from woven flax, recycled carbon fibre, recycled resin and carrot pulp for the steering wheel.
The University press release
says the turbo-charged car has a top speed of 135 mph and will do 0-60 in 2.5 seconds.
The car will run its first race on October 17 at the Formula 3 Championship final at Brands Hatch.
The release quotes Kirwan as saying the idea behind the project is to show that: “being sustainable and green can be incredibly sexy, fun and fast.”
He adds, some people think auto racing is a wasteful activity, however, this project is “aiming to show ways for the future, for people to race and be green.”
