Host: Dave Pentecost
Series: Environmentalism
We had just said goodbye to Nicco at the Green Festival in D.C. and were headed for our car to drive back to New York. We were admiring a veggie oil schoolbus (isn't that what you think of when you think french fry oil powered vehicle?) when a friendly guy stepped up and offered to show us his ride.
Ben never told us his last name when the recorder was on, but he did give us a great tour of his recently-modified 2002 VW Jetta. I had been obsessed with biodiesel, SVO, and WVO for just a few weeks at that point. I knew it was pretty simple to refit any diesel engine, but Ben made it clear.
It's not just for hippie buses any more.
Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
Wikipedia - Biodiesel, Straight vegetable oil
echoradio_dailyglyph_greasecar_ben.mp3 (3.92 MB)
