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Study shows that exhaust gases from veggie oil powered cars are less dangerous than regular diesel fumes

Some cars that run on vegetable oil leave behind a smell of a fish & chips shop but one might think that the exhaust gases can't be too good for our health. In theory yes, but proof has arrived from the Bayerische Institut für Angewandte Umweltforschung und -technik (Bavarian Institute for Applied Environmental Research and Technology, BIFA). Their research compared Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) that satisfied the DIN V 51605 standard to regular diesel. As a general conclusion, the SVO fumes produce half the amount of carcinogen ... Read more →

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