Episode 1430 • • 2:13:38 - 2:25:14
1430: Banks not Tanks
Wood Gasification, Flatbed Ford, Energy Backup
A plan to convert a "flatbed Ford" and a home generator to run on wood gasification is detailed. This technology, popular during World War II, involves burning biomass in an oxygen-restricted environment to produce "syngas." The hosts calculate the cost at roughly one penny per mile, presenting it as a viable backup to expensive propane and gasoline.