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Some vehicles in the UK during the war used to be gas powered (literally gas, not petroleum) in the form of a large bag of gas on the roof! Not what you had in mind? There are LPG conversions in the UK - there is less tax on liquified petroleum gas (propane/butane mixture I think), but I doubt the USA bothers with that. I even remember a Beetle steam engine way back. I think some on the list have seen battery powered electric Type 3s. A recent TV car program here had a guy generating methane from animal manure and running his car on it, but with all the equipment costs it wasn't any cheaper. Solar power isn't much good when you apply it to a one ton vehicle like a Type 3. They say fuel cells are the way to go - with hydrogen available from oil, solar electrolysis, wind generated electricity, geo-thermal electricity, wave and tide power. I doubt it will come in until we're a lot shorter of oil than now. Still, some ideas to get started on! Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "C.Rochambeau" <T3@binauralaboratories.net> To: "Type 3 mailing list" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: [T3] alternative fuel > Hello again, apologies for forgetting the 'T3' prior.. > > While it's on my mind has anyone had any luck, or heard of anyone having luck in using > something other than petroleum in an otherwise roughly stock car? > > Cheers > Curtis > > http://binauralaboratories.net > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > >