Nom, nom, nom, it's a chocolate-powered, vegetable-based Formula 1 race car!
The WorldFirst F3 race car is from Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre and wants to set the shape for future sustainable racing using internal combustion engines.
Let's get right to it, this is delicious. The body is made from potatoes, the steering wheel is made of carrots, and the engine is powered by chocolate or vegetable oil. AND the car could carry speeds of 125 mph around the track corners.
What's Driving This Trend
- Sustainable Racing
- Opportunities for green, eco-friendly racing using alternative materials and energy sources
- Food-based Technology
- Innovations using edible materials like chocolate and vegetables to create functional products
- Alternative Fuel Vehicles
- Disruptive opportunities for creating commercially viable vehicles powered by unconventional sources of energy
Who This Affects Most
- Automotive
- Innovative opportunities for developing sustainable, eco-friendly racing cars using unconventional materials and fuels
- Food and Agriculture
- Potential for using food-based technology to create a variety of products beyond food, including auto parts and other industrial uses
- Renewable Energy
- Opportunities to explore alternative fuels and energy sources, such as vegetable oil and other biofuels, for not only the automotive industry, but for other energy-dependent industries
