The Bean Machine? Nope!
A coffee-powered car has given its owner grounds to celebrate – after breaking a world speed record.
The Real Bean Machine
The British-made Bean Machine hit 65.5mph on Tuesday to become the fastest vehicle to run on caffeine.
Inventor Martin Bacon, 42, said the 1989 Ford pick-up is driven on pellets produced from waste in coffee production.
Fuel: Martin Bacon pours in the pellets
‘We’re thrilled to have taken the speed record for the fastest car of this kind,’ he said.
‘Coffee chaf pellets, which are produced from the waste in coffee production, are heated in a charcoal fire, where they break down into carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
‘The gas is then cooled and filtered before hydrogen is combusted to drive the engine.
Record holder: Mr Bacon in the Bean Machine
‘Any car can run on gasification,’ he added. ‘In fact, during the World War II, there were over 100,000 vehicles in the UK that ran on gasification, including cars, buses and delivery vehicles.
‘At the beginning of the 20th century, there were over 90,000 vehicles running on gasifiers across the world.’
He was presented with a Guinness World Record at Woodford airfield near Manchester.
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