Tech Trivia (A-1)

Q: Did you know that there exist a technology that could make cars and other motor vehicles run on wood? What is it called?

A: Yes, there is a technology that could make cars and other motor vehicles run on wood. It's called a Gasifier. Generally, the process is called biomass gasification, which turns biologically produced matter (wood, crops, manure, etc.) into gas using a Gassifier. In this particular application, the wood is turned into gas or Wood Gas.

Wood gas can be used to power cars with ordinary internal combustion engines if a wood gasifier is attached.

This technology is not actually new. It has been used during the World War II, and perhaps even before that.

For more detailed information, check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas