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Wine powers royal wheels

09 Jul, 2008 09:16 AM
Britain's Prince Charles has converted one of his cars to run on biofuel made from surplus wine.

He has overhauled his 38-year-old Aston Martin in a bid to make it more environmentally friendly.

It is now fuelled by bioethanol - a substance extracted from local surplus wine - which costs £1.10 a litre (A$2.28/L) and is 10pc more efficient than petrol.

The wine used for the bioethanol comes from the current vintage that remains after English wine producers reach the European Union limit for annual wine production.

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I would have thought he'd be using Grange or Château Mouton Rothschild.
Posted by Mac Greer, 10/07/2008 7:25:58 AM
Now that should be a boost for the wine industry - drink more wine and produce alternative power!
Posted by Vivienne, 10/07/2008 7:52:44 AM
I produce alternative power eating beans & franks.
Posted by The FARMER, 11/07/2008 8:04:54 PM

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Prince Charles and wife Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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