Sewage-Powered Volkswagen Beetle Relies on Six ‘Movements’ per Mile
(Environmental Transport Association) A car unveiled this week by Wessex Water that runs on methane gas generated from fermented human waste may have a performance comparable with a petrol-powered vehicle, but range may prove a problem; the converted Volkswagen Beetle relies on the waste collected from 70 households over the course of a year to travel 10,000 miles – an efficiency equivalent to six ‘movements’ per mile travelled.
The Bristol-based company chose the VW Beetle because insects naturally break down waste at sewage works to start the treatment process which goes on to produce the biogas.
A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “The car is a useful reminder that biofuel need not always mean petrol or diesel derived from plants – the harvesting of energy from household waste of all types is growing industry.” READ MORE
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