On a recent flight on Ethiopian Airlines, I opened up the inflight magazine Selamta to find an article on alternative vehicles that caught my attention.
While the car just seats one, and at this time is still a concept-car, this sleek sports-car by Rinspeed gives a new name to alternative fuels.
Designed to run off of fermented green waste, the Advantige R One, a Formula One-style car, is no wimp and offers a few upgraded features so the driver still feels tough while driving his/her vegetable-eating vehicle.
While the car can run on garbage, it also gladly accepts gasoline and natural gas, just in case you’re on a road trip for one and don’t have any excess Kompogas to toss into the tank.
Kompogas, you say?
Exactly, Kompogas - the fermented green waste made by Zurich-based Kompogas AG.
Just one kilogram of fuel is needed for every kilometer driven and this “fuel” reduces emissions from 60-95% compared with diesel and gasoline.
The Kompogas facilities are currently producing 20,000 tons of “fuel” each year and has contracts to ship it to Germany, France, Austria, Japan, US, Brazil and Australia.
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