You know how some people chain-drink coffee to get through the day – those folks who run on Maxwell house coupons? One industrious inventor took a cue from those caffeinate folks and engineered a car that, like the dude in the cubicle next to you, gets its power from java.
Martin Bacon engineered a special waste-powered car that runs on coffee grounds, and it has earned the distinction of being the world’s fastest waste-fueled car. A wood-burning vehicle called the Beaver XR7 once held the title, but the Beaver topped out at 47.7 miles per hour. Bacon’s coffee car can reach a top speed of 77.5 miles per hour and can sustain speeds as high at 66.5 miles per hour.
Bacon’s brilliant auto works by incinerating wood and coffee grounds at temperatures upwards of 1292 degrees farenheit, which creates a fuel that is a mix of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane. The process is called “gasification” and it is an interesting alternative to the battery0powered electric cars favored by much of the alternative fuel industry. Someday, you and your car might be powered by the very same Maxwell House coupons! You can learn more about alternative fuel vehicles and see a video of the coffee-mobile in action at
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