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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND biofuels AND cars AND electric vehicles AND hybrids AND placemaking AND Prius
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SVO Speedwagon
On hybrids vs. veggie-oil cars |
Umbra Fisk |
14 Mar 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I currently drive a 2002 Toyota Prius that gets about 40 to 42 miles per gallon on the highway, which is where most of my driving takes place. However, I've recently become enamored with biodiesel vehicles, and specifically with straight vegetable oil (SVO) vehicles. I'm interested in investing in an SVO system fueled by, hopefully, recycled oil from local restaurants. I've looked into your column archives, and i ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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