Category Archives: Biodiesel

Biodiesel in the garage

Posted on October 9, 2007 by

I am now the proud owner of a biodiesel gas pump in my garage: Two 55 gallon barrels of biodiesel with a handcrank that allows me to fill up my Landcruiser right in my driveway. This came about because the … Continue reading →

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2CV

Posted on May 5, 2007 by

Not that this car will ever make it to the US, but take a look: Apparently Citroen will release a successor to the classic 2CV. It looks great and will supposedly have an interesting sounding diesel hybrid drive train.

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Biodiesel progress report

Posted on January 18, 2007 by

After a couple of months and 1000 miles running my Landcruiser on biodiesel I have the following to report: Pros: Feels great to be driving on soybeans! Getting gas at SFbiofuels has been easy (very nice people there too) The … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part IV

Posted on December 3, 2006 by

It’s taken me a while, but I have finally made my transition to biodiesel! In the last installment I talked about picking up my diesel Land Rover in Port Hueneme and then getting it ready for the road. Well, something … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part III

Posted on September 11, 2006 by

I’ve gotten quite a few questions about my progress on getting my diesel Land Rover into the country and running on biodiesel. Well, some things have gone well and some haven’t . In my last installment I described how I … Continue reading →

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Aurora Biofuels

Posted on July 27, 2006 by

I’ve been wanting to mention that I am angel investor in Aurora Biofuels. From their site: Aurora’s proprietary technology, developed at The University of California, Berkeley, allows Aurora BioFuels to create bio-diesel with 125X higher yields and 50% lower costs … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part II

Posted on July 22, 2006 by

After deciding to give biodiesel a try, I had to get a diesel car. It’s not the easiest task in the world to find a good diesel in San Francisco. Because of current regulations, you can’t buy a new diesel … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part I

Posted on July 11, 2006 by

Back in February, Braughm gave me the idea to try out biodiesel. Pretty soon thereafter, I decided that I want to switch my primary car over to a renewable fuel. This has taken a little bit of research, which I’d … Continue reading →

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