Saturday, April 16, 2011

Finnish man gives his Chevrolet eco-friendly makeover to run on wood chips
His El Camino pick-up can cover 125 miles on a hundredweight and half of wood chips but carries enough timber for 800 miles.
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The technology, first used during shortages of petrol in World War Two, produces emissions that are cleaner that conventional petrol or diesel engines.
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Clearing out the burners - and the fact that it takes twenty minutes to get them hot enough to produce gas - are seen as minor disadvantages.

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