Tuesday 4 May 2010

vegetable oil car

A car that runs on vegetable oil could be the greenest in Britain, its inventor has claimed.

Buzz Knapp-Fisher in his car.

Mr Knapp-Fisher says his "womble truck" can reach speeds of 110mph

Environmentalist Buzz Knapp-Fisher bought a scrap vehicle six years ago for only £250 and adapted it to run on chip fat.

He has replaced the large petrol engine with a biodiesel one and as a result, it emits fewer carbon fumes than normal cars.

His so-called "womble truck" is made up of parts from 21 different cars and can reach speeds of 110mph.

Mr Knapp-Fisher said as well as being environmentally friendly, the car was cheap to run.

"She has been very reliable over the years and so I haven't really had to replace anything," he said.

"The aim of the exercise is to apply the different methods of moving around but proving to people that you don't need oil.

"We will have to start living a low-carbon lifestyle and a lot of people in the country are using electric or biodiesel cars and so there is a growing move towards it."

He now hopes to develop electric and hydrogen cars based on the design of his womble truck.

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