Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)

Massachusetts man promotes vegetable oil fuels for autos.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | May 28, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: Andrew Martin

May 28--EASTHAMPTON, Mass. -- From the rear of an abandoned rubber factory, under the shadow of Mount Tom, Justin Carven says he has figured out a way for Americans to save money on gas, curb air pollution and reduce their dependence on foreign oil.

A tousled 28-year-old in a mechanic's shirt and wire-rimmed glasses, Carven is the inventor of the Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems, a $795 kit that is fitted under the hoods of diesel cars and trucks and allows them to run on used vegetable oil. Once a vehicle is transformed into a Greasecar,…

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