retroremakes
January 27th, 2010, 00:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_ene_pocket_soda_rc_car.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/ene_pocket_soda_rc_car.jpg)Last week Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claimed that they had a soda-powered RC car in the works (http://gizmodo.com/5454163/soon-toy-cars-will-be-powered-by-mountain-dew), and they have delivered on that promise with the "Ene Pocket (http://gizmodo.com/tag/enepocket/)."
The car runs on Sony's Bio Battery (http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200708/07-074E/index.html) which, in turn, gets its energy from breaking down sugars like those found in soda and fruit drinks. Therefore, the efficiency of the car depends on the liquid used (apparently, grape juice is the best). Obviously, a toy like this is intended as an eco-friendly alternative to electricity, but unless you are sifting through dumpsters for the residue in Red Bull cans, all you are really doing is wasting food. At any rate, the car is still in the prototype phase, so there is no word yet on when it might actually be available for sale. [Gigazine (http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20100118_toyf2010_sony_juice_battery/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/26/cola-powered-toy-car-is-fueled-by-sugar/)]
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The car runs on Sony's Bio Battery (http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200708/07-074E/index.html) which, in turn, gets its energy from breaking down sugars like those found in soda and fruit drinks. Therefore, the efficiency of the car depends on the liquid used (apparently, grape juice is the best). Obviously, a toy like this is intended as an eco-friendly alternative to electricity, but unless you are sifting through dumpsters for the residue in Red Bull cans, all you are really doing is wasting food. At any rate, the car is still in the prototype phase, so there is no word yet on when it might actually be available for sale. [Gigazine (http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20100118_toyf2010_sony_juice_battery/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/26/cola-powered-toy-car-is-fueled-by-sugar/)]
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/328bEN1tT40/rc-car-runs-on-sugar-just-like-you)