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"Green" fuel cell sports car (from BBC news)
BenB - 3/3/08 at 11:58 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7265267.stm



"the seats are built from wood to keep the weight down"

WTF!

Of course, half a ton of green oak is perfect for the lightweight sports car.
Infact I don't know why they stop making F1 cars out of carbon and kevlar and start using mahogany

Still, nice seats!!!



Even if they do appear to be made from chocolate!!

iank - 3/3/08 at 12:01 PM

*cough* http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=84242 *cough*

BenB - 3/3/08 at 12:09 PM

Borrocks..... beaten to it again

I suppose someone's already posted about Prost backing Hamilton....

nitram38 - 3/3/08 at 12:52 PM

Which means a louder bang if the fuel cell gets ruptured!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on 3/3/2008 by nitram38]

Guinness - 3/3/08 at 01:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
"the seats are built from wood to keep the weight down"

WTF!

Of course, half a ton of green oak is perfect for the lightweight sports car.
Infact I don't know why they stop making F1 cars out of carbon and kevlar and start using mahogany


Yeah, they should make them out of carbon fibre, cause it's got a better carbon footprint than wood init?

Mike

westcost1 - 3/3/08 at 04:05 PM

At work we have just finished a new manufacturing facility in Sheffield that is making these hydrogen fuel cells tried to get a free one for my alfa 156 v6 but had no luck was worth asking lol bloody fuel prices

chriscook - 3/3/08 at 06:44 PM

I think of wood as nature's carbon composite...