(Green Optimistic, March 9, 2010) Today, the auto field is dominated by vehicles running on electricity or other alternative sources of energy but there is a team from the BBC1 science program “Bang Goes the Theory” who believe that coffee too is a good fuel. They have converted a 1998 Volkswagen Scirocco to run coffee granules, reaching a top speed of 60mph. Powered only by roasted coffee granules, the vehicle will be driven 210 miles between Manchester and London. The team wants to show that cars could be powered by fuels other than conventional diesel and petrol. According to the team, the “Carpuccino” will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee, being equivalent of about 56 espressos per mile. For this trip about “11,760 espressos” are needed and the car’s coffee tank must be replenished with granules every 30 to 45 miles. Click here to read more…