Specialists from Idaho built a car that set a world record for speed driven by vegetable oil. With this achievement, the Americans want to show the prospects of alternative fuels derived from renewable sources.

The Chevrolet S-10 pickup, produced 1998, is further elaborated by students, members of the  club. They were able to turn the vehicle in a true sports car that is powered by oil.

The car is equipped with a straight six-cylinder diesel engine with a turbocharger. Its working volume is 5.9 liters, and its power – 700 hp. The car have had many re-works, building the project’s amounts up to           $ 125,000.

Money have been collected from more than 70 individuals and companies who are sponsors of the project. In September this year, the biodiesel truck was ready and was taken to the salt lake in Boneville. There, however, the vehicle failed to improve the speed record for a car driven by vegetable oil.

After a lot of adjustments on 12 and 13 November students made another attempt – this time in the salt lake El Mirage in Southern California. There, everything runs without any worries. The first day the Chevrolet S-10 Greenspeed was able to reach speed of 139 mph (223.7 kmh).

During the second day of the experiment the “biodiesel monster” accelerates to 155,331 miles per hour (249.9 km / h). Behind the wheel of the truck stands the leader and founder of the club Greenspeed Dave Schenker.

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