Green Options » wood gas generator http://greenoptions.com/tag/wood-gas-generator Posts tagged 'wood gas generator' Wed, 14 May 2008 20:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en A Truck That Runs on Coffee Grounds (and How Wood-Gas Powers Cars With Garbage) http://gas2.org/2008/05/14/a-truck-that-runs-on-coffee-grounds-and-how-wood-gas-powers-cars-with-garbage/ http://gas2.org/2008/05/14/a-truck-that-runs-on-coffee-grounds-and-how-wood-gas-powers-cars-with-garbage/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 20:23:30 +0000 Clayton B. Cornell http://gas2.org/2008/05/14/a-truck-that-runs-on-coffee-grounds-and-how-wood-gas-powers-cars-with-garbage/ Cafe Racer, Wood gas truck, wood gas generator

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The Cafe Racer Truck Runs on 100% Recycled Coffee Grounds

A commenter on Ben’s wood-powered truck post pointed us to a similar car hack. The truck above is also powered by a wood gas generator, except this one runs on coffee grounds. The Cafe Racer is a 1975 GMC pickup that essentially burns up used coffee to create a combustible gas. The gas is filtered on its way to the engine and, Viola, a caffeine-powered truck.

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