The truck above is 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.
A Truck That Runs on Coffee Grounds (and How Wood-Gas Powers Cars With Garbage) : Gas 2.0
A Truck That Runs on Coffee Grounds (and How Wood-Gas Powers Cars With Garbage) : Gas 2.0
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by claybodie on Thu, 2008-05-15 20:27. | Tags: transportation | activism | alternative fuels | automobiles | car hacks | diy | gasification | lifehacks | transportation | Wood Gas | wood gas generator
Columbian or French Roast- Darrin J Viccione
Now, I love coffee, so this is a pretty great discovery/invention. how much does the exhaust smell like the blend? are some blends a better fuel than others?
-Darrin J Viccione