Formula 3 gets a veggie makeover

This article was on Yahoo news today http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/01052009/36/world-s-first-chocolate-powered-racer-0.html This is the worlds first formula 3 race car, which has been made with sustainable products such as, carrots, potatoes, & cashew nut shells and runs on chocolate!
Recently there has been plenty of talk & debate on the subject of carbon emmissions, electric cars e.t.c, & all the positive aspects being outweighed by negatives. Electric sounds o.k. at first, but how much extra electricity woud your household bills incurr by charging your car battery & if the battery will only get yo 50 miles or so, would you consider changing your car to an electric at this time. Not me.
Could this car be a role model for future thinking in car manufacturing?
See the full Yahoo news on this Formula 3 car http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/01052009/36/world-s-first-chocolate-powered-racer-0.html
