{"id":4747,"date":"2010-08-07T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T23:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/finally-a-car-that-runs-on-something-well-never-run-out-of.html"},"modified":"2010-08-07T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T23:04:12","slug":"finally-a-car-that-runs-on-something-well-never-run-out-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/finally-a-car-that-runs-on-something-well-never-run-out-of.html","title":{"rendered":"Finally, a car that runs on something we’ll never run out of"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou might almost call the prototype a Dung Beetle<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\nA car that runs on methane gas produced by human waste has been launched and its makers claim drivers cannot tell the difference.<\/p>\n

The Bio-Bug has been converted by a team of British engineers to be powered by biogas, which is produced from human waste at sewage works across the country.<\/p>\n

They believe the car is a viable alternative to electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Excrement flushed down the lavatories of just 70 homes is enough to power the car for 10,000 miles – the equivalent of one average motoring year.<\/p>\n

This conversion technology has been used in the past but the Bio-Bug is Britain’s first car to run on methane gas without its performance being reduced.<\/p>\n

It can power a conventional two litre VW Beetle convertible to 114mph.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Saddiq, of sustainable energy firm GENeco, which developed the prototype, claimed that drivers “won’t know the difference”.<\/p>\n

He said: “Previously the gas hasn’t been clean enough to fuel motor vehicles without it affecting performance.<\/p>\n

“However, through using the latest technology our Bio-Bug drives like any conventional car and what’s more it uses sustainable fuel.<\/p>\n

“If you were to drive the car you wouldn’t know it was powered by biogas as it performs just like any conventional car. It is probably the most sustainable car around.”<\/p>\n

The Bio-Bug is a conventional 2 litre VW Beetle convertible, which has been modified to run on both conventional fuel and compressed methane gas. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on.<\/a><\/p>\n

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