Lisa Rogers' Audi A4 Estate - Veg Oil Conversion by Elsbett

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What if TV stars drove green cars

With a growing family and a lifestyle that relies heavily on travelling by car, Lisa Rogers was a pioneer of DIY biofuel conversions - with the eventual aim of using locally-sourced, recycled fuel, without sacrificing drivability. With the help of Blooming Futures, her partner is currently building a filtration system which will enable them to use chip fat and other used cooking oil from their local restaurants.

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The founder of the Revolve Eco-Rally, Steven Glaser, interviews Lisa Rogers about her own biofuelled family car. The kit was bought from Elsbett UK and installed with the help of the Scrapheap Challenge engineer.

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Stats
Manufacturer: 
Audi
Model: 
A4 Estate
Noise at city speed: 
+60dB
Fuel / Propulsion: 
cooking oil
Fill-up time: 
< 5 mins
Top-up time: 
<5 mins
City speed (mph): 
7-10
Seats: 
5
Seen at
Start (Brighton)
Pit Stop
Finish Line
About the Drivers
Guest Driver 1st leg: 
Photo Lisa Rogers, TV presenter
Lisa Rogers has been a supporter of the Revolve Brighton to London Eco-Rally since the beginning. So far she's test-driven a zero emission Nissan FCV and a biothenol Saab convertible. She also joined our People's Eco-Rally in her her own car which is converted to run on pure vegetable oil. For 2010... ...MORE >>