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Yes, you really can run a car or truck on wood chips! Let's explore the wonders of wood gasification for transportation.
Across the pond, engineer Martin Bacon and a team of volunteers have created a coffee-powered car that, according to the BBC (read Coffee-Powered Car in Speed Bid), set a Guinness World Record "for vehicles run on gas from organic waste" by averaging 66.5 mph. Learn more at The Coffee Car website and watch the videos below.
Not sure I drink that much coffee, but if I do I will put the grounds in the pelletizer and give it a run.
We're busy getting ready for World of Speed 2012, where I hope to see these guys there.
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