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A car which was built by British engineers and runs entirely on coffee beans broke the world speed record for a car powered by organic waste, the Daily Mail reported.

Earlier this month the modified Rover SD1 averaged 66.5mph at the Elvington Race Track, smashing the previous record of 47mph achieved by a U.S. team that built a car fuelled by wood pellets.

Engineer Martin Bacon, with the Teesdale Conservation Volunteers of Durham, stripped out the old car and refitted it with a 'gasifier' and filters, which turn waste coffee granules into energy to drive the engine.（点击英国《每日邮报》查看原文）

咖啡动力汽车破纪录

       据英国《每日邮报》报道，英国工程师打造了一辆使用纯咖啡豆产生动力的汽车，且速度打破了有机废料动力汽车的世界纪录。

       本月初，在埃尔温顿一条跑道上，这款型号为Rover SD1的咖啡动力汽车以平均66.5英里/小时（约107公里/小时）的时速打破了纪录，先前纪录保持者是美国一个团队打造的以木材燃烧为动力的汽车，其时速达47英里/小时（约76公里/小时）。

       工程师马丁•培根和达勒姆郡蒂斯河谷保护志愿者协会一同改造了这辆旧车，换掉了外壳，并为其装上气化器和过滤器，将咖啡都转化为气体从而变成汽车引擎动力。

(China.org.cn September 28, 2011)