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Wow: All Power Labs has converted a Honda Accord to run on trash:

We may not yet have a flux capacitor for time travel, but we do already have the equivalent of โ€œMr. Fusionโ€, which if cleverly applied, will enable you to run your car on everyday โ€œtrashโ€โ€“ today. This โ€œmagicalโ€ device is called a gasifier. And what it does is called gasification.
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This redeployment was made possible by the gasification of waste biomass, using simple gasifiers about as complex as a traditional wood stove. These small-scale gasifiers are easily reproduced (and improved) today by DIY enthusiasts using simple hammer and wrench technology.

A video of the gasification-powered car in action:

And, see Instructables for documentation of the whole conversion. Finally, a good use for all that scrap wood piled up in my backyardโ€ฆ

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Luke Iseman

Luke Iseman makes stuff, some of which works. He invites you to drive a bike for a living (dirtnailpedicab.com), stop killing your garden (growerbot.com), and live in an off-grid shipping container (boxouse.com).

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