A diesel car can be run on three basic types of fuel- petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and straight vegetable oil (SVO) or Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO). Today, everyone’s concern is to drive green on the road without harming the environment. Thus, the problem that comes with the use of diesel fuel is that it produces carbon dioxide, pollution, and sulfur emissions, which is very harmful for environment. In such a case, you can obviously opt for biodiesel, which is a clean-burning fuel made from domestic, renewable plant sources.

While it is possible to run your car on biodiesel, but there has always been an increasingly heated debate over its feasibility. Moreover, the production of biodiesel takes up time as well as money. Thus, if you are looking for an ideal way to reduce your carbon footprint, you can convert your car to run on vegetable oil, either SVO or WVO. (more…)

The latest in our greening plan is the use of vegetable oil as an alternative fuel for automobiles. Using straight vegetable oil or waste vegetable oil is a new option for vehicle owners to show their responsibility towards environment. If you are willing to use it as a fuel, you need to make a few changes to your diesel vehicle fuel delivery system. The conversion process requires a lot of tinkering of your car’s inside. You can do it by your own or you can have a mechanic do it. Here is how you can convert your diesel engine to run on vegetable oil: (more…)

Every time we talk about the complexities involved in teenage driving. But, today we are going to talk about the impact of education, enforcement and technical innovation that are instrumental in reducing the number of traffic accident fatalities among teenagers!

Yes, government authorities reported that graduated licensing programs, strict enforcement of drunken driving and safety (seat belts) laws are having a significant effect in reducing fatal accidents among young drivers. Various programs by Congress always engage in addressing serious issues like driver distraction on the road. As part of the National Teen Driver Safety Week,  the “Ride Like A Friend” campaign focuses on increasing awareness of how teen passengers distract drivers, which is the leading cause of road accidents. Studies say that the presence of one passenger doubles the fatal crash risk for a teen driver, which increases with each additional passenger. (more…)

Have you even thought who causes water pollution? Of course, we the people are solely responsible for water pollution. When rain water flows from your garden over our streets and yards, it carries pollutants into the storm drains. These pollutants may include used motor oil, pesticides, paints, fertilizers, insecticides, plastic debris, cigarette butts, solvents, sediments, grass clippings, pet waste and various other hazardous waste.

Used motor oil is considered as the single biggest source of water pollution in the United States. Motor oil leaked from individual vehicles or outright dumped by homeowners as well as commercial garages constitute a significant chunk of storm water runoff. Whatever goes down a storm drain flows directly into local water bodies and eventually to the ocean, which ultimately cause a threat to water quality as well as to marine life. It is being said that one gallon of used oil can ruin one million gallons of water and create an eight-acre slick on surface water. As per the Environmental Protection Agency, 40 percent of oil pollution in the United States comes from the improper disposal of used motor oil by Americans. (more…)