Wood gas car project

Car that runs on wood

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[firecatgreg]

The major problem. Wood is not a viable fuel, not because it won't work but because we just don't have enough of it in the world to use. We see this in the third world is they start chopping down all the trees to use them for fuel.  This is why rocket stoves are pushed to 3rd world to lower burn rates of wood. Wood gas can work but it can't replace oil, coal and natural gas. Why? because the BTU content is to low and the BTU burn rate to high. Wood even chicken crap can run a car.

[vedbil]

Agree Firecatgreg. Transportation with wood gas must come with great responsibility in several areas. Most important task in the world is cuting down on energy consumption.

[TommyKicksIt]

Some of these comments demonstrate the instinctive "no" we all are trained to think and say. Our Swedish brothers are trying to show us that the technology can work not that we have to cut down all of our trees to do it. Where do you think wood scraps from Home Depot are going right now? How about tires or coffee grinds or yard clippings you so conveniently throw away into your trash bins and get to forget until next week? Please educate yourself before knocking people and their inventions.

[vedbil]

Good point TommyKickslt. I do beleve that the most important task is cuting down on energy consumption. Then it's possible to use alternative fuels. We have several generations coming ahead and they have the right to have a stable climate and a living earth.

[bjddavies]

When you were refuelling at the end of the movie, can you do this with the engine still running?

[vedbil]

Yes

[Sofie72]

Here's some interesting facts: Sweden Produces more wood than it takes down, and burning wood completely like his releases no more co2 than it would if it decomposes in the forrest, ergo co2 neutral, unlike fossil fules.

[sasop117]

wow, fantastic job guys, just out of interest is the power output the same more, or less than petrol (gas) ?

[Bluewolf2028]

I just saw a documentary on tv of a guy in germany who rebuilt a wood fuel car.and said it can reach up to 80km/hr downhill and can go for approx 200km on a load of wood ,which looked roughly the size of this car you show.are your numbers simular?also is it legal to register this type of car in sweden,usa and australia?i think a car like this in moderation,and proving you have your own farmland to supply wood etc for a permit,might be ok as a alternative.provided there aren't health issues smoke

[9999RuneScape999]

@BadGasGoodWind Yes, but it's hard to just stop in a sec.

[BadGasGoodWind]

@thedarkone2134 neither is killing off the planet

[Begbucks]

Even though it's a Volvo (politics) I favorited this anyway lol

[thedarkone2134]

@BadGasGoodWind "WE ALL NEED TO STOP USING FOSSIL FUELS NOW!"

That's not realistic for some of us...

[1NX9]

@vedbil

said "Most important task in the world is cuting down on energy consumption."

That and finding renewable sources of energy. Sadly so far solar panels are too inefficent with our current technology.

[BadGasGoodWind]

Fossil fuels of any kind are obsolete. Electric cars outperform internal combustion.

WE ALL NEED TO STOP USING FOSSIL FUELS NOW! The rest of the world knows this, even China, Iran, Germany & the Saudi's. They are all building wind & solar plants as fast as they can.

Massive public works programs got us out of the depression. America needs a massive green energy program now. Upgrade the grid, re-employ fossil fuel workers in OUR green sector.

[eyechubcunt]

How far dose it run on a sack full of wood?