The Bio-Bug has been converted by a team of British engineers to be powered by biogas, which is produced from human waste at sewage works across the country. They believe the car is a viable alternative to electric vehicles.
Excrement flushed down the lavatories of just 70 homes is enough to power the car for 10,000 miles - the equivalent of one average motoring year. This conversion technology has been used in the past but the Bio-Bug is Britain's first car to run on methane gas without its performance being reduced.
It can power a conventional two litre VW Beetle convertible to 114mph. Mohammed Saddiq, of sustainable energy firm GENeco, which developed the prototype, claimed that drivers "won't know the difference".
He said: "Previously the gas hasn't been clean enough to fuel motor vehicles without it affecting performance.
Scientists have always known that human waste was a good fuel, as is cow waste and other products. Now, though, we can see an alternative use for the waste: power for a car. It's a great concept, let's hope it catches on.
