Science

Who Needs Petrol When Your Car Has Seaweed?

Some folks bang on about biofuels being the future of car fuels. In reality, though, they’re expensive, and that’s largely because they’re a pain in the arse to make. The solution might be seaweed.


February 26, 2009

Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included

As if the Prius weren’t green enough, Toyota plans to go even greener for the future by creating a car—the 1/X plug-in hybrid—using a bioplastic body made out of seaweed.