A British inventor claims he has built the world's most fuel-efficient car - which does a staggering 8,000 miles per gallon.
The thrifty three-wheeler will cover ten miles on just one teaspoon
of unleaded fuel. Inventor Andy Green built the ten-foot-long vehicle,
called Team Green, in his spare time for just £2,000 to compete for the
world fuel-efficiency title.
It is powered by a tiny 35cc single-cylinder engine, but is capable
of reaching 60mph because it stands just 60cm high and is
super-aerodynamic.
The carbon fibre car weighs just 30kg, 2 per cent of the average
car, and can travel for 60 miles on a full tank of 36 millilitres - or
six teaspoons - of petrol.
Mr Green, 45, built the vehicle by himself in his university
workshop for the Shell Eco-Marathon event in southern France later this
month. He is the only British competitor among 250 teams from around
the world who are competing for the title of the world's most efficient
motor.
Source: http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=714682006
