The ‘Bio-Bug’ is a custom adapted Volkswagen Beetle that runs on biogas created from human waste.
The concept isn’t brand new but this will be the first of its kind in the UK to run fully on the electric alternative.
Experts believe that the power produced by biogas is enough to outdo electric second to none, and users of the Beetle have the choice between bio material and standard petrol or once one runs out the driver can convert to the other.
The vehicle itself is a standard 2.0 litre Beetle and experts are reckoning that one sewage plant could run a fleet of the vehicles over 95,000,000 miles a year and that consumer’s will not even notice the difference between a regular Beetle and the modified edition.
Developed by GENeco, a UK based sustainable energy and a subsidy of Wessex Water for its company car fleet it plans on trailing the vehicles for a set period of time before converting all of its cars if successful.
Mohammed Saddiq of the sustainable energy firm said:
“Previously the gas hasn’t been clean enough to fuel motor vehicles without it affecting performance,”
Adding:
“Using the latest technology our Bio-Bug drives like any conventional car and what’s more it uses sustainable fuel.”
The fuel conversion rates for the vehicle are impressive averaging 5.3 miles per cubic metre of biogas and around 18 million cubic metres of the materials needed are refined at Wessex Water’s treatment plant in Bristol.
Lord Rupert Redesdale, Chairman of the Biogas Association said:
“This is a very exciting and forward-thinking project demonstrating the myriad benefits of anaerobic digestion.”
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