I rode to work in a corn-powered supercar and it blew my mind

On a typical weekday, I squeeze onto a crowded New York City subway car for a 40-minute ride into work. But today I got lucky: I was chauffeured to the office in the passenger seat of a $239,000 green supercar.To kick off the start of its new BREAKTHROUGH television series on innovation, National Geographic teamed up with Uber to offer rides this week in a fleet of cars all powered by alternative energy sources.The vehicles included Teslas, Porsches, and BMWs, which run on everything from solar energy, to hydrogen cells, to recycled vegetable oil.I decided on the raw power of a corn-ethanol-fueled McLaren 12C Spider with a twin-turbo 3.8 liter V8 engine. In practical terms, this means it can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. McLaren says this model can reach a top speed of 207 mph, but some drivers have clocked it at 215 mph.Keep scrolling to see what it's like to ride to work in a corn-powered supercar.The McLaren pulled up in front of my Brooklyn apartment at around 8:30 a.m. It attracted a lot of stares from my neighbors walking toward the subway.The driver asked if he could open the door for me, or if I wanted to open it myself. Obviously I had to give the awesome "butterfly" doors a try.As I settled into the passenger seat, I heard someone call out "sweet car!" I knew this was going to be an awesome ride.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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