First Algae Car Attempts To Cross the US On 25 Gallons of Fuel

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 12, 2009 @05:17AM from the your-dirty-pool-is-now-your-greatest-treasure dept.

Mike writes "San Francisco recently saw the unveiling of the world's first algae fuel-powered vehicle, dubbed the Algaeus. The plug-in hybrid car, which is a Prius tricked out with a nickel metal hydride battery and a plug, runs on green crude from Sapphire Energy — no modifications to the gasoline engine necessary. The set-up is so effective, according to FUEL producer Rebecca Harrell, that the Algaeus can cross the US on approximately 25 gallons of fuel — a figure which is currently being tested on a coast-to-coast road trip."

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Re:Fuel + Electric by commodore64_love · 2009-09-12 07:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

Yes.
Besides starting out with a fully-charged battery every morning (which is like 40 miles of "free" energy when the gas engine will be off), the overall fuel economy is only ~100 miles per gallon. My Honda Insight can do 98-99 MPG if I drive 50 miles and hour, and the Volkswagen Lupo 3L can get over 110 MPG at similar speeds.

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