Car-puccino - coffee powered car

[gregpullman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gregpullman]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/experimental-car-runs-on-coffee-power/story-e6frea8l-1225839332476

Can I have that to go?

[greenman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close greenman]

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If I roasted my greenbean stash I could travel 43km on the resulting browns!!!!
nah...I think Ill drink the stuff

[Javaphile Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Javaphile]

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If I roasted my greenbean stash I could travel 43km on the resulting browns!!!!

Save your pucks for your next vacation! ;D


Java "Bean power!" phile

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If I roasted my greenbean stash I could travel 43km on the resulting browns!!!!

Save your pucks for your next vacation! ;D


Java "Bean power!" phile

Oh boy... I almost fell off my chair    

[Thundergod Sleep is overrated Find all posts View Profile Close Thundergod]

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I read that in MX on Monday but they didnt publish a picture.

[Dawn Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dawn]

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4.8km per kilo of ground coffee. I think thats a little more expensive than petrol. Begs the question WHY

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4.8km per kilo of ground coffee. I think thats a little   more expensive than petrol. Begs the question WHY

Give it time

[Javaphile Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Javaphile]

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Give it time

Or run it on used coffee grounds.



Java "Coffee for the road anyone?" phile

[kuertee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kuertee]

car puccino

"...Well this brings a whole new meaning to caffeine-fuelled.

The car-puccino was unveiled this month and does exactly what it promises - it runs on coffee..."

http://www.dothegreenthing.com/blog/car_puccino_anyone

"...(And yes, the 1988 VW was chosen for its likeness to the DeLorean from Back to the Future)...."



another proof that coffee aint all that bad.

[dski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dski]

Coffee Powered Car

I stumbled over this the other day, thought it might be of interest to cs'ers.

"Coffee Car Mk 2 will soon be attempting a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed travelled in a car powered by used coffee! Practice run at Elvington Race Track near York on 10th August, and official record attempt on 14th September."

Full site:

Coffee Car :: Home

EDIT: That's 14th September last year, there are some videos on the site.

[Nodnerb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nodnerb]

That's awesome

[dski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dski]

Thanks for the re-locate. I did search the threads for "coffee car" before posting, but got no results.

[jbrewster Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jbrewster]

Ahhh, harking back to WWII when fuel was rationed and "Gassifiers" (Wood gas generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) were used to power vehicles.

[Barry_Duncan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Barry_Duncan]

During WW2 they used charcoal, not coffee, to make gas to fuel cars.

Barry

[jbrewster Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jbrewster]

During WW2 they used charcoal, not coffee, to make gas to fuel cars.

True, but this thing appears to be based on exactly the same principle.