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There have been numerous stories recently about people converting their cars to run on leftover vegetable oil from restaurant kitchens. Many restaurants need to get rid of that oil anyway, and are more than happy to give it away for nothing or next to nothing (though, obviously that would change as demand grows). While this seems like a great example of one way that people can help take a step away from the oil addiction the government is apparently afraid of, it seems that (oops) the government isn't going to make it very easy for people.

The bureaucratic insanity faced by a retired couple in Illinois who simply want to drive their vegetable oil-fueled car, but now face huge fines and possible felony charges for doing so. The details sound like they're right out of a bad movie. They've owned the car for while and they fuel it up using leftover restaurant cooking oil. However, earlier this year, two officials knocked on their door from the Illinois Department of Revenue, telling the couple that they were violating the law by not paying an additional motor fuel tax. The couple did the calculations on how much tax they needed to pay, and while annoying, it wasn't outrageous. However, in order to pay, they first needed to get approved for a license as a "special fuel supplier" or "receiver." Except... the process to become approved for such a license requires a $2,500 bond, and the forms are designed for businesses not individuals. The couple then received a letter saying they needed to stop being a special fuel supplier or receiver until they were licensed to be such -- b

I heard years ago there was a car that burned garbage and it was squelched too.

We can 'conspiracy theory' this one to death, but the obvious answer be in the question...
Who would gain from the death of the electric car?
The electric car would mean no more war in the Middle East for oil.
Who loses when war is waged for the wrong reasons?
I don't wanna say.... men in black might come to take me away.

Harleyboy . . While Politicians and the like have stock in the oil and Pharmy business then others don't have a hell of a chance to see their life & health standards improved.
Its $$$ all the way and not forgetting Bush and his West Texas Oil Scam with brother screwing the Savings and Loans. Tax payers had to foot the bail-out. Both crooks and in for the money.

50 years and as many billions of dollars and we are no closer to solving Cancer.
We now have new forms of Cancer unheard of a decade ago. Thanks to pollution in food & water
See the documentary and then ask yourself why?
We owe those big time who got arrested by G.M. for exposing the fraud.