Poo-powered car dubbed The Number Two needs waste from 1000 humans for full charge
An energy company in Australia is running an electric car exclusively from power generated by human waste and sewage water in an environmentally friendly world first
The Number Two runs off poo-generated electricity (Image: UrbanUtilities/Twitter)
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First poo-powered SUV launched
What if your morning motion literally moved your car?
Well, the Aussies have made this concept a reality, with an SUV that can drive half a km on powered by your daily poo.
Yes! Australia has launched its first SUV which will be powered using sewage.
The vehicle can drive almost half a kilometre using electricity generated by one person’s daily habits.
The power used to charge the car is produced when biogas from a sewage treatment plant is fed into an engine that generates electricity.
The SUV is the most recent addition to the fleet of Urban Utilities, one of the largest water retailers in Australia.
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IPSWICH residents are set to save on average about $30 on their water bill from October this year following an adjustment to Urban Utilities charges.
The water and sewerage authority says the price adjustments across southeast Queensland aimed to make water costs more consistent across the regions.
Ipswich will receive a 10.9 per cent reduction on the Urban Utilities component of the bill, which is separate to the bulk water charge which is controlled by the state government.
Costs will increase slightly in Brisbane and the Lockyer Valley, while also decreasing significantly in the Scenic Rim, where residents will pay about 9.6 per cent less from October this year.