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Plastic-fueled designer hypercar!

 

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An Italian car company has made a high-performance vehicle that will only run on waste. Although Italian supercars tend to produce a lot of pollution. Because they prefer speed over fuel efficiency.

What is a hypercar?

A hypercar is a car for people who want to be on the cutting edge of performance and driving bliss.

What is horsepower in automobiles?

Horsepower is the amount of power that an automobile engine makes. It’s worked out by figuring out how much power it takes to move 250 kg one foot in one second.

Bertone is an automobile company known for making car designs.  

Key facts!

  • The company’s new GB110 is the first hypercar that will run on plastic fuel.
  • Furthermore, the fuel is made from plastic waste that has been recycled.
  • The company aims to utilise innovative techniques to transform plastic into renewable fuel.
  • Bertone feels that it is important that discarded plastic be regarded as a valuable resource.
  • Thus, the carmakers take waste material and return it to its original form.
  • The carmakers recognise that plastic waste is a big environmental problem.
  • Their technology can turn plastic materials into fuels that are renewable and sustainable.
  • Firstly, the GB110 is a 1,100-horsepower hypercar.
  • In addition, in just 2.79 seconds, it can speed up from 0 to 100 km/h.
  • Lastly, it can go faster than 300 kilometres per hour at its fastest.

Watch a video

Sample some hypercar sounds courtesy of YouTube user “Harith Danial.”

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