Article: Vegetable oil fuels Cal Poly students' VW Rabbit

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(Mustang Daily) (U-WIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Most vehicles on the road today require either gasoline or diesel fuel to provide power. However, there are some that are specially equipped to run on methanol, natural gas or electric power, which many people believe to be safer for the environment. But what would the environmental implications be for vehicles that could be powered by a simple cooking product found in most all kitchens -- vegetable oil?

For their senior project, California Polytechnic State University mechanical engineering seniors Obadiah Bartholomy and Jason Fuller successfully converted their diesel 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit to run solely on ...

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