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So you’d like to improve gas mileage because you’ve got a 100 mile round trip commute, gas isn’t getting any cheaper, or you just want to put out less CO2? Whatever your reasons, there are tons of hybrid and electric choices, and new offerings all the time. But with any new technology, there is what I will refer to as “hype,” and cars are no exception.
If you think that there is too much “hype” around these electric and hybrid vehicles, then we have found the technology for you! On Monday, Volkswagen premiered the “Bio-Bug” which will run on human sewage or some of that…”hype.” Discovery News’ tech blog is referring to it as a poo-powered Beetle. Let the jokes begin; I would think something about a dung beetle is fertile ground for comment.
Would you consider owning a hybrid / electric / sewage fueled car? Do you already? If so what do you think?
Poo-Powered VW Beetle Runs Clean [Discovery News]
Bobby Travis says:
Hmmm… I’ll start. Dung Beetle is really to obvious though. How about… Stink Bug?
On a purely practical note, though, it is an interesting way to solve multiple problems. Maybe they should make a car that runs on garbage though, and spews out oxygen.
August 11, 2010 — 9:52 pm
Josh says:
They have made a car that runs on garbage, it also travels through time, ask Marty McFly.
August 12, 2010 — 11:10 am
Tony says:
Well, at least you can always refill your gas tank easily. lol
August 11, 2010 — 9:54 pm
Evan Kline says:
I have this image of the seats in the car being toilet seats. This car could be the death of the rest stop if that ever happened. “Need to stop, honey?” “Nope, just went.”
August 11, 2010 — 10:16 pm
Kosmo @ The Soap Boxers says:
It’s easy to poo-poo this as another shitty idea but a car manufacturer, but I’m really curious too see how this turns out in the end.
Unfortunately, EVERYONE can’t immediately switch over, because it takes the sewage of 70 households to power a car (10K miles) for one year.
And let’s not pretend that gasoline has a nice, flowerly smell.
August 12, 2010 — 9:17 am