Corvette races on E85 ethanol, Audi runs on diesel, and F1 cars are getting regenerative braking, but none of them have anything on the WorldFirst racecar. The U.K.-based Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Center has created an F3-class racecar from sustainable and renewable materials.
A sampling of the veggie-based goodness found in the car:
- Front spoiler and side mirrors made from a potato starch core and flax-fiber shell
- Steering wheel that uses a polymer derived from carrots and other root vegetables
- Seat with a soybean oil foam and recycled polyester fabric
- Plant-based lubricants
- 2-liter turbo engine running on biodiesel
- “Smog-eating” radiators coated with a catalyst that turns ozone into oxygen
- Non-carbon disc brakes and — coming soon — cashew shell brake pads
Tags: green racing, recycled materials, renewable materials, WIMRC
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