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Yamaha Unveils Golf Cart Powered by Poo

by Jorge Chapa, 04/21/09

cow powered golf cart, cow power, poo powered golf cart, methane powered golf cart, yamaha golf cart, yamaha motors, renewable energy, sustainable transportation

We’ve shown you vehicles powered by veggie oil, the sun’s rays, and the blowing wind, however we never expected to see a vehicle powered by breaking wind. Yamaha is changing all of that with a bovine-speckled Golf Cart that harnesses the power of poo as a means of propulsion. The vehicle, which was recently tested at a golf course in Japan, is not powered by cow dung directly – it is in fact powered by methane.

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