A team from Warwick University has developed a Formula 3 racecar built entirely out of sustainable materials. The body is made from potatoes and the steering wheel is made from carrots. Even the car’s lubricants are derived from fruit extracts and other organic substances.
If that’s not nutty enough, the team from Warwick decided to have the F3 racecar run on a fuel made from chocolate! Don’t be sucked in by this car’s green godliness and mistake it for a Prius—this bad boy can take corners at 140+ MPH. Unfortunately, the car will not make it to North America—chocolate is not an approved fuel here.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Sustainable Materials
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the development and use of sustainable materials in various industries.
- Organic Lubricants
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the production and adoption of organic lubricants in automotive and manufacturing industries.
- Alternative Fuels
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the research and development of alternative fuels for vehicles.
Where This Applies
- Automotive Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in incorporating sustainable materials and alternative fuels in automotive manufacturing.
- Manufacturing Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the use of sustainable materials and organic lubricants in manufacturing processes.
- Energy Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the production and distribution of alternative fuels for energy generation.
