BBC News - Methane powered car runs on human excrement

Wonder if it goes like the crappers?

Although I think it will be nicknamed The Dung Beetle!

BBC News - Methane powered car runs on human excrement

Wonder if it goes like the crappers?

Although I think it will be nicknamed The Dung Beetle!

I wonder how the exhaust smells

According to the video it doesn't smell of anything much (well not what you think!).

I wonder if it will go like stink!

Could go like **** off a stick!

Who's next?

Edited 8 August, 201015 yr by rk696

Always secretly knew that mine didn't smell !

But if you really want to reduce emissions don't travel where it can be avoided and if you have to use a car, choose one that's truly designed to be non-emmissive/economical - not some lash-up of existing technology.

Nick

Edited 8 August, 201015 yr by Clunkclick

According to the video it doesn't smell of anything much (well not what you think!).

I wonder if it will go like stink!

Years ago ( in times long before the rise of the elf and safety & jobs worth barons) , I used to get manure from a sewage treatment plant .The separated out the solids, lay it out to dry and then set fire to it .Results a fine brown powder -odourless etc . Certainly made plants grow .At one time I thought my dwarf peas had been swapped for Jacks magic beans .

I'm sure I can remember a Top gear episode where they had 2 cars run on Bio-gas. One made by cows and one from Humans.

Years ago ( in times long before the rise of the elf and safety & jobs worth barons) , I used to get manure from a sewage treatment plant .The separated out the solids, lay it out to dry and then set fire to it .Results a fine brown powder -odourless etc . Certainly made plants grow .At one time I thought my dwarf peas had been swapped for Jacks magic beans .

I can remember delivering bags of the stuff. It was called "Humanure"!!!!!

Edited 11 August, 201015 yr by Calomax