That is the cost of a newly announced project designed to power cars from their bodywork.
That is the cost of a newly announced project designed to power cars from their bodywork.
The plans to make a car shell power the motor have been unveiled by researchers from Imperial College London and its European partners.
Material which can be used for car parts and is also capable of discharging electrical energy is in the development process.
And the aim is to make vehicles, such as the hybrid petrol/electric vehicle, more environmentally-friendly by ensuring motorists can travel further without the need of recharging their motor.
Dr Emile Greenhalgh, the project co-ordinator, from the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London, said that a future car could be taking its energy from the roof or door.
He added: "We're at the first stage of this project and there is a long way to go, but we think our composite material shows real promise."
And Dr Greenhalgh even suggested that the satnav system could power a vehicle in the future.
The material in the development stage is made from carbon fibres and a polymer resin in order to release bigger amounts of energy quicker than a standard battery that a car uses today.
So, the newer batteries do not degrade over time, unlike the current ones, because there is no chemical reaction when they are recharged.
In addition, users could charge it by plugging a hybrid car into a standard power supply in a home and other possibilities are also being looked at.
Dr Greenhalgh even suggested that this type of new technology could evolve into the communications field, whereby a mobile phone may no longer need to a "bulky" battery and can therefore be as thin as a credit card.
Current eco-conscious cars on the market include the new Vauxhall Astra ecoFLEX, which contains a 1.3 CDTi 95PS engine and emits CO2 at a rate of 109 g/km and has fuel consumption of 67.3 mpg.
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