Alternative energy sources: Food, and fuel, for thought

The bottle of vegetable oil has had a mundane existence up to now. Relegated in the popular imagination to the greasy task of frying chips, it hardly seems the likely source of an environmental revolution set to change the way we drive.

“It is clear that the petroleum industry is putting pressure on the Government to alter the taxation regime in a way that favours them,” said Mr Goodwin. “The Government should be encouraging manufacturers to make vehicles that will run on vegetable oil. It would be a fantastic solution to the problem of global climate change.” He is challenging HMRC over whether he should be taxed at the same rate as diesel.

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