# Poop-Powered Cars The Bio-Bug Car Uses Human Waste Produced From Sewage Works By manzil | Published 2010-08-08 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-bug References: [telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7929191/Bio-Bug-Car-run-on-human-waste-is-launched.html) & [telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7929191/Bio-Bug-Car-run-on-human-waste-is-launched.html) A team of British engineers has come up with a [biogas-powered car](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aircela) that uses human waste and excrement from sewage works. The Bio-bug car is Britain's first car to run on methane gas. This energy-efficient car needs only excrement flushed from toilets of 70 homes to power the car for 1,000 miles. Sustainable energy firm GENeco developed the Bio-bug from a conventional two-liter [VW](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/busbox) [Beetle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1970-volkswagen-beetle) convertible. The car has a top speed of 114 mph and does 5.3 miles per cubic metre of biogas. According to GENeco, the Bio-bug will be able to save 19,000 tons of CO2 a year. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Biogas Technology:** Developing innovative biogas-powered car technologies utilizing waste materials for fuel. - **Sustainable Energy Solutions:** Creating energy-efficient solutions that have a positive environmental impact, such as cars powered by renewable resources. - **Circular Economy:** Exploring ways to transform waste into valuable resources, such as using human waste to produce biogas for cars. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automotive Industry:** Integrating biogas-powered car technologies and sustainable energy solutions into the production and design of vehicles. - **Renewable Energy Industry:** Developing and implementing sustainable energy solutions, such as biogas production from waste materials, for various applications. - **Waste Management Industry:** Exploring innovative approaches to waste management, such as utilizing human waste for biogas production to reduce environmental impact. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plastic Waste-Powered Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bertone-gb110.md) - [National Biogas Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compressed-biogas-energy.md) - [Petite Solar-Powered EVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-ev.md) - [Cooking Oil-Powered Heaters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-heater.md) - [Omni-Fuel Vehicle Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/andrietta-concept-car.md) - [Aviation Powered Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beast-by-john-dodd.md) - [All-Electric Dune Buggies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manx-20-electric.md) - [Sleek Electricity-Storing Velomobiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electricity-storing-velomobile.md) - [Sustainable Truck Modifications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clearflame.md)