Greasy Rider : Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future (Paperback)

from tibobi

This book was sent to me as a Library Thing Early Reviewer. It's about two guys that decide to make a cross-country trip in a Mercedes that has been converted to run on used vegetable oil. A "french fry" mobile for sure. There are a lot of interesting side trips. They visit Al Gore's home which t...

from ahegge

Greasy Rider details the true story of two friends who attempt to drive cross country in a car powered by used restaurant grease. The tone of this book was somewhere between a Bill Bryson travel book and a Michael Pollan research type book. Although Melville's writing style has not quite caught u...

from julie2112

I was looking forward to reading this book to learn more about the cool idea of a car that runs on used vegetable oil instead of gasoline. I was thrilled to find that it was also a funny well-written travelogue of a road trip between two old friends. Throw in an ongoing quest to answer many other...

from KarenBall

The author and his college best friend, Iggy, travel from Vermont to California in a 1985 Mercedes diesel station wagon that's been converted to run on vegetable oil. Their goal is to travel the entire way fueled by used (filtered) restaurant grease donations. On the way, Iggy challenges Greg to ...

from khiemstra631

This book will undoubtedly open some eyes since many people probably do not realize that a diesel engine can run on used (waste) vegetable oil from fast food restaurants. In the book, two guys named Greg and Iggy set out to drive their grease-powered Mercedes station wagon from Vermont to Berkley...