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Shell isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think of saving the planet, but its new concept car aims to do exactly that. It might look odd, but that’s not the weirdest thing about it. Believe it or not, Shell’s environmentally friendly concept car uses petrol – not electricity or hydrogen – to achieve its eco-friendly goals.

The concept car delivers a 34% reduction in primary energy use when compared to a normal car, and Shell reckons it will take around half the energy to make when compared to a normal car, too.

The concept weighs just 550kg, and that’s mainly down to the F1-derived materials it’s made of: a large portion of the car is made using recycled carbon fibre, while sections of it are 3D-printed.

If the car looks familiar, that’s because it’s actually a descendant of Gordon Murray’s equally green T.25 city car, which Shell also developed a prototype oil for. Car fans will also note that this isn’t the first three-seater Gordon Murray has designed either: after working for the Brabham and McLaren F1 teams, Murray went on to design the McLaren F1, one of the fastest production cars ever made.

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