Car runs on coffee
咖啡动力汽车问世(图)

A car that runs on coffee beans has been unveiled in the UK. Nicknamed the Car-puccino, it has been created using a converted 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco bought for EUR400. An expert explained that "Coffee, like wood or coal, has some carbon content so you can use it as a fuel." At 25-50 times the cost of running a car on petrol, the invention won't please any motor industry bean-counters.

一款以咖啡豆为驱动力的汽车日前在英国亮相。该款车绰号"车布奇诺"，由一部价值400欧元的1988年大众尚酷汽车改装而成。至于"车布奇诺"的驱动原理，一位专家解释道，像煤、木头和石油一样，咖啡豆也含有碳的成分，因此可以拿来用作燃料。然而，由于此"咖啡燃料"比普通汽油贵25-50倍，汽车行业里精打细算的小气鬼可不会为这个新发明拍手称快。

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