When Getting A Sydney Car Hire, Go Green

If you have plans of using car hire in Sydney, consider going the green route. The most environmentally sound choice would be to utilise the great public transportation system available in Sydney that has buses and trains that service almost every inch of the city as well as many popular destinations outside of the city proper.

Several car companies have already begun making efforts to go green. Multinationals like Hertz and Avis are becoming environmentally aware and are buying fleets of electric cars that will eventually replace their existing fleets. These options may not yet be available in a car hire in Sydney but, in the meantime, consider acquiring rentals that get more mileage per gallon which will be much better for the environment, not to mention better for your pockets as well.

In the near future, you might find your car rental company offering a different kind of car. New research from the University of Nevada shows that it is possible to obtain oil from old coffee grounds. The biofuel from used coffee grounds is a cheaper option and with a great potential to produce millions of gallons of fuel each year.

Dr. Manoranjan Misra, Director, Renewable Energy Center Professor, Materials Engineering Division, came across the concept by chance. Having left a cup of coffee out over night he discovered a narrow film of oil had developed within the edges of the cup. Dr. Misra then executed a few tests on left over coffee grounds to find that it actually contained about ten to fifteen percent oil. He was able to make this oil to biodiesel. Starbucks then furnished plenty of leftover coffee grounds to be employed for further analysis.

Findings show that coffee grounds turn into a more stable fuel than former attempts involving corn and soy. Using coffee grounds also produces less carbon emissions. Because the process is not exceptionally demanding, biodiesel can be manufactured for more or less a dollar per gallon. The fuel actually emits the aroma of coffee. So possibly within a few years there's a chance you will be driving around in a car hire in Sydney smelling like coffee.

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