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March 22, 2006
CarTalk guys admit error on biodiesel
The Car Talk guys die a mea culpa last week after receiving a deluge of mails noting how badly they botched their advice on biodiesel. They admitted that they were basically mixing up running a diesel engine on Waste Vegetable oil with biodiesel. WVO requires a car upgrade, new tank, heaters, degrades your engine,e tc. Biodiesel is totally compatible and requires no change of the car. When making biodiesel, we take out all the heavy stuff from veg oil and add in methanol to make it burn easier and cleaner. I was one of the "600" who wrote to correct them. While it is good to hear them admit the mistake, it also shows how much public education we need to do as an industry. When even the Car Talk guys get it messed up, you got a way to go.
Posted by Martin at March 22, 2006 05:27 PM
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