What if you never had to pull into a gas station again? What if you could refuel your car with a renewable energy source, right at home?
Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been promising this for many years. But I'm not talking about EVs. I'm talking about cars (and trucks!) that are readily available today, at comparable prices to what you probably drive now. There are even vintage cars out there that could run on this renewable energy source, with no modification!
Are you starting to wonder what Flipper has been smoking? Well, that's a fair question... Diesel fumes!
The Brazilian Diesel Tree (scientific name: Copaifera langsdorfii) can be tapped, not unlike getting syrup from a maple tree. But instead of syrup, you get diesel fuel. No need for refining - simply filter the stuff, and pour it right into the tank of any diesel-fuel vehicle. Bonus: Diesels tend to get 20-30% better mileage than similar-sized regular gas cars anyway.
Given, you'd have to wait 15 years for saplings to produce fuel. But with just 1/2 acre of land dedicated to Copaifera langsdorfii, you might get all the fuel you need from your own backyard.
Read all about it here.
HT to B-dot on this one.
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