The heady royal wedding has unearthed a further reason to raise a toast to royalty. The open-top ’69 Aston Martin, which William and his newly wedded Duchess of Cambridge went in a ride inside the palace grounds, provides more reason than visible for rejoicing. The car originally belongs to William’s father Prince Charles, gifted to him by the Queen on his 21st birthday.
The Seychelles Blue DB6 MKII Volante is one of the only 38 cars built ever and has a green tag to it on behest of the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles requested the Aston Martin authorities to make the car run on the ethanol surplus that comes off the British vineyards and get wasted for no good. EU laws prohibit marketing any surplus wine production beyond the marked limits. Hence every production year, a huge wine surplus gets wasted, which is also a good source of ethanol that can be harnessed for green fuel. On his initiation, the six-cylinder engine got converted to accommodate the new but expensive technology and now yields an output of 10 miles per gallon of juice.
It remains hereby one of Prince Charles’ most favored cars which all the more provides reason for Will to chose it over his personal rather sporty Audi S4. The Prince of Wales has further converted his entire fleet of Jaguars, Audi and Range Rovers to run on biodiesel made from used cooking oil. Nevertheless, the consequential benefit of inspiring the commoners to the royal direction would definitely result in a greener kingdom.
Via: Fox News
http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/wine-powered-aston-martin-steals-the-show-in-the-royal-nuptials/
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