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Chile's cooking-oil powered Kia Frontier

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February 15, 2023

This Kia Frontier 4x4 is unique - it switches between diesel and used cooking-oil as a fuel. Rodolfo Rada, who converted the machine himself, uses it to road trip, and as an educational tool in schools in Chile

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