Man Has Car That Runs On Wood

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(July 17, 2008)—A retiree in Sweden is chopping his gasoline bills by chopping wood.

Tore Blomqvist has converted his car to run on wood gas.

The 78-year-old former mechanic says that's what was used during the gas shortages of World War II.

Wood is partially burned in a contraption on the back of his car.

The resulting combustible gas is fed into the engine instead of gasoline.

He says a recent 300-mile drive cost him just $17 for four bags of firewood, instead of nearly $120 for gasoline.

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