# Fuel From Coffee Grounds Cheap Java Beans Make Great Biodiesel By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-03-08 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-as-fuel-beans-make-great-biodiesel-fuel References: [i.gizmodo](http://i.gizmodo.com/5166165/coffee%20fueled-car-is-surprisingly-practical) If this innovation comes to market, you'll soon be able to drive in to Starbucks to get your go-juice--and your car’s go-juice. It seems that coffee works very well as a biofuel. It takes about 5-7 kg of coffee grounds to get one liter of biofuel, at a cost of about a buck a gallon. Best of all, the coffee doesn’t have to be high quality. So that-oily tasting coffee you get at the Tim Horton’s or 7-Eleven will work just as good as the premium blends. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Coffee Ground Biofuel:** The use of coffee grounds as a cheap and efficient biofuel creates opportunities for sustainable transportation and waste management. - **Alternative Biofuels:** The development of alternative biofuels such as coffee grounds could disrupt the traditional oil and gas industry and lead to more environmentally friendly fuel options. - **Circular Economy:** The use of coffee grounds as a biofuel contributes to the circular economy by repurposing waste materials and creating a more sustainable supply chain. ### Who This Affects Most - **Transportation:** The coffee ground biofuel offers a disruptive opportunity for the transportation industry to shift to more sustainable fuel options and reduce their carbon footprint. - **Waste Management:** The use of coffee grounds as a biofuel creates new opportunities for waste management and recycling industries to repurpose organic waste materials. - **Agriculture:** The production of coffee ground biofuel could enhance the agricultural industry by creating a new market for low-quality coffee beans and reduce waste in the coffee production process. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bean-Free Coffee Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beanfree-coffee.md) - [Chickpea-Based Ground Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-free-coffee-1.md) - [Single-Ingredient Coffee Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koppie.md) - [Coffee-Brewing Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vauxhall-mokka-coffee.md) - [Beanless Coffee Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-free-coffee.md) - [Upcycled Coffee By-Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kaffe-bueno.md) - [Beanless Coffee Powders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beanless-coffee-powder.md) - [Cholesterol-Reducing Coffee Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffogenic.md) - [In-Car Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handcoffee-auto-12v.md)