Vegetable fuel, not gasoline, is the fuel of the future. National Geographic recently told the story of a high school student who purchased a VW beetle with a Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems conversion kit. This teen purchased this car on ebay with the system already installed in his diesel powered vehicle. If purchased seperately, the kit costs around $1,000 with a varying costs for installation.
But, according to this story, the gas that can be saved is astronomical. The teen said that he refills his gas tank once a month, but the best part is that he receives his vegetable oil from the Dwight-Englewood School cafeteria in Englewood, New Jersey, which supplies renewable reserves of used oil for free. And, vegetable oil is clean burning and carbon neutral.
Since September when he purchased the vehicle, he has spent a little less than $100 on fuel costs. I just think how I spend that much on gas in a 2 to 3 week period.
Unfortunatley, the above system is only available for diesel systems. I looked into a few others and it seems they are all for diesel engines. Has anyone heard of one of these systems for a gasoline-powered system?
