Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material


Van Wijk stands next to a car made of recycled waste in Eindhoven, Netherlands. — Reuters

EINDHOVEN: Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage.

The bright yellow, sporty two-seater which the students named ‘Luca’, can reach a top speed of 90 kilometres (56 miles) per hour and has a reach of 220 kilometres when fully charged, the Technical University of Eindhoven said.

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