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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The ecologist’s idea from Rio Grande do Sul goes far beyond the environmental and sanitary issues caused by the improper disposal of cooking oil. Used oil is an important raw material for a biofuel with efficiency comparable to that of regular diesel.
Inventor from Rio Grande do Sul Travels the World to Improve the Use of Vegetable Oil in Cars
The inventor from Rio Grande do Sul traveled the world in search of examples of using cooking oil in cars. The idea is linked to the principles of the Morro da Cutia Institute of Agroecology, of which he is a part, which aims to promote sustainable rural development through agroecology and environmental education, acting regionally, nationally, and internationally. From this, he had the brilliant idea of replacing fossil fuel, which is a significant pollution factor, with a sustainable fuel.
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Among the benefits for those who use a car with fuel based on cooking oil, environmentalists highlight a reduction of up to 75% in greenhouse gas emissions.

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