Unit20NewFrontiers见过这样的汽车吗
不“喝”汽油,专“吃”咖啡渣
跟着下面的文章,一起体验一下这种新型环保汽车吧
Ifyou'veeverwonderedwhatpeoplecoulddowiththoseannoyingusedcoffeegrounds,engineersintheUKhavecomeupwithananswer:usethemasgasforyourcar
EngineerMartinBaconandagroupofvolunteersfromTeesdaleConservationinDurham,England,havebeenhardatworkmakingthosecoffeegroundsintosomethingspecial:gasforaspeedycoffeepoweredcar
Thecarranentirelyoncoffeegroundsandbroketheworldspeedrecordforacarpoweredbyorganicwaste
Thecoffeecar,anadaptedRoverSD1,averaged66
5mph,breakingthepreviousrecordof47mphachievedbyaU.S
teamwhichbuiltacarfuelledbywoodpellets
EngineerMartinBacon,withhisteam,removedalltheequipmentfromtheoldcarandrefitteditwithanonboardwoodgasgeneratorsystem,whichturnswastecoffeegroundsintoenergytodrivetheengine
Baconsaidthecarcouldrun100