Veggie-Powered Car Motors Across New Zealand
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 04.19.06
New Zealander James Macdonald is a man on a mission. In an attempt to prove, once and for all, that veggie-oil cars are a viable alternative to petroleum derivativies, he's taking his modified 1993 Toyota Corona on a two-week odyssey across New Zealand, using veggie oil from (where else?) McDonalds. The culmination of two and a half years' work, he invented and built the car's alternative fuel system so, according to Macdonald, "the driver does nothing"; how that occurs is a bit of a mystery, though; the details of how his technology works, which extends beyond the car to the process he uses to refine the oil, are something he prefers to keep to himself. Though still under construction, Macdonald's website indicates that kits or complete conversions are available for sale for anyone who's interested in giving it a go. He also offers to attend seminars, talk to groups and provide the car for display and test drives to help spread the gospel of vegetable-oil fuels. His journey appears to have gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, but we wish him well as his Macdiesel motors across New Zealand. ::Macdiesel via ::Stuff and ::Jalopnik
Dead link on the macdiesel page.
Yea, he "invented" this. Yeesh, even Grease Car has been around for over 10 years. I love that he keeps portions of his process "secret", like the sauce on the Big Macs? Hmm... take a look at any of the WVO forums on the web, just like he obviously did. 2 years to figure this out? The guy must have been a bit distracted by all the sheep. ;)
I like the use of "spinnaz" wheelcovers. That should introduce the urban, "hip-hop" consumer to biofuels.
Word up Chingy, the hard part was getting the grease to work with the spinners.
Spinners should be required for every bio-greenie. ;)
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