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In Rio Grande do Sul, A Man Named Paulo Roberto Lenhardt Created A Car That Can Run On Cooking Oil
In Rio Grande do Sul, the ecologist Paulo Roberto Lenhardt was the first man to install a system that allows a diesel engine to run on cooking oil. The man who lives in Rio Grande do Sul started recycling used cooking oil and adapted his truck, a S10, MWM 2.8 turbo engine, to run on cooking oil that would otherwise be discarded.
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