Coffee achiever! UK Car powered by grinds makes Guiness Book of World Records

[Carol]

What could be better than a coffee powered car? A coffee grinds powered car!

http://news.discovery.com/autos/coffee-fueled-car-shatters-record-110930.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Top speed of 77.5 MPH, average speed 66.5 MPH.

I would be happy to invest the fuel for a similar stateside project

 

[Monroe]

And if there's a coffee shortage, no one starves! :uhyeah: Still, coffee shortages could be dangerous.

 

[granfire]

fill up at the local Starbucks!

 

[Carol]

I REALLY like the idea of brewing a nice fresh pot in the morning, then tossing the grinds in the tank and driving to work

 

[Nomad]

fill up at the local Starbucks!

I thought we were looking for sources of energy cheaper than gasoline, which Starbucks definitely ain't on a per gallon basis!

 

[Carol]

I thought we were looking for sources of energy cheaper than gasoline, which Starbucks definitely ain't on a per gallon basis!

Coffee grinds, my friend. You know, the used stuff that gets tossed after you brew the good stuff.

 

[Tez3]

Coffee grinds, my friend. You know, the used stuff that gets tossed after you brew the good stuff.

I use them to put round my plants in the garden to stop the snails eating them. The snails can strip a plant in a night! I don't know that I would use enough coffee at any rate to power our Landrover.

 

[granfire]

I use them to put round my plants in the garden to stop the snails eating them. The snails can strip a plant in a night! I don't know that I would use enough coffee at any rate to power our Landrover.

Why, you think it would get hyper?

 

[Tez3]

Why, you think it would get hyper?

Lol!
It's a carthorse not a racehorse so it's sanguine at all times.