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An El Camino that runs on wood

With gas approaching $4 a gallon, what red-blooded American wouldn’t want a car that runs on tree branches. An El Camino, no less!
By Ken Paulman

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With gas approaching $4 a gallon, what red-blooded American wouldn’t want a car that runs on tree branches. An El Camino, no less!

This one, however, is not the work of an eccentric backwoods mechanic. It’s owned by Juhas Sipilä, a parliamentary candidate in Finland. Gas 2.0 has the rest of the story.

Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025.

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