Archive for the 'Cars' Category

A Wood-Powered Automobile

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Car

Yes, it’s a wood-powered Yugo. This story has been picked up by Jalopnik and appears to be legitimate. Apparently the gases produced by the (incomplete) combustion of wood are as flammable as gasoline vapor. And in Serbia, wood is much cheaper than gas. Despite the fact that it’s old technology, I still wonder how he managed to come up with the idea in the first place.

http://freeweb.deltha.hu/…

Restaurant Powers Its Vehicles With Waste Vegetable Oil

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

CarThis is just another step forward in the biodiesel trend that, with the rising price of gasoline, should become more prevalent over time.

Link: http://www.jalopnik.com/…