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Cow manure bus breaks land speed record

May 21, 2015 – Sure you’ve heard of vegetable oil-powered cars, but what about a bus that runs on manure?

Recently, the entirely cow manure-powered Bus Hound from UK-based Reading Buses broke the “bus land speed record” by zooming across the English countryside at over 80 mph. To be precise, the Bus Hound reached a lap speed of 76.785 mph (123.57km/h) at Bedford’s Millbrook Proving Ground, the speed later confirmed by the UK Timing Association. READ MORE