Crypto enthusiast Simon Byrne has taken crypto mining out of the garage and onto the road after installing a minor farm in the torso of his car.

According to a report from Hardware Times, Byrne purchased a BMV i8 hybrid vehicle retailing for roughly $150,000 and equipped it with a modest crypto mining rig consisting of six GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards. The rig is powered by an ASUS B250 Mining Skillful board and an EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2 ability supply. It is reportedly capable of mining both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).

Photo taken by Simon Byrne

The Nevada-based HODLer — every bit his license plate states — reportedly congenital the entire setup himself "to annoy gamers" and earn money while on the become. While the graphics cards Byrne uses are marketed toward high-cease PC gamers, some miners are able to use their enhanced specifications for crypto.

"I'thou not in crypto to make a fast buck, but I'll take the bonus," said Byrne.

The auto'southward battery can reportedly handle powering the farm, but rut is still a concern — maybe Byrne plans on primarily driving and mining in the winter? Otherwise, he will likely need to keep his BMV'due south rear hatch open up for ventilation.

Cointelegraph reported in December that the aforementioned speedster spent more than than $93,000 to install 78 graphics cards in his home to mine Ether when the toll of the token was just over $700. At the time, estimates put Byrne'south setup every bit capable of generating roughly $122,000 in profit per year, despite a massive electric pecker.

Since that time, the toll of Ether has doubled after breaking a 2-twelvemonth high earlier today. Bitcoin rose 2% in the terminal 24 hours to reach $32,639 at the fourth dimension of publication.