Veggie Vroom: Formula Three race team builds chocolate-powered car with steering wheel made from carrots, body from potato

In England, the World First Racing team in Britain announced the construction of a Formula Three car that runs on  vegetable oil and waste chocolate, with a steering wheel made from carrots and other root vegetables, a seat made from flax fiber and soybean oil, and bodywork made from potato starch. The project developers said that they wanted to look at the whole process of car construction and not just eco-friendly tailpipe emissions. Chocolate-derived biodiesel fuel is not yet authorized by Formula Three, but the team has submitted a petition.

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