Cuban mechanic named Juan Carlos Pino (56) has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski (a Polish-built Fiat model) to run on charcoal instead of petrol/gasoline.
Pino built the entire system from scrap in his workshop and rolled it out on March 4, 2026. The car has already completed an 85 km test run at up to 70 km/h.
The original 60-litre fuel tank is now soldered to the rear as the charcoal hopper. Everything is DIY scrap. Pino was inspired by his late uncle and open-source designs (e.g., from Argentine innovator Edmundo Ramos).
Short-term / crisis use: Yes, it’s a brilliant stopgap. Charcoal is abundant and cheap; the car drives normally on pot-holed Cuban roads, and Pino is already a local celebrity with people asking him to convert more vehicles (even tractors). No petrol = mobility restored. Long-term: No, not really — it accelerates wear compared to running on petrol.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5EaFUtKXdM&t=86
Read More@SwarmShawarma that video is so chaotic, and my phone screen is so small, that I really have no idea wtf was going on
If you miss your mum, I was just visiting her to replace a socket.
Anyho, it really sound like an average mum.
Electrician came around for a simple job, he overexplains, but induces a mum banter.
@Stigma there is not even 1 green flag for high IQ, OK maybe 1, dyslexia.
Fucking hell,
This episode is only for women
@Stigma BTW
How do you see health service in your new place.
The older I get the more I think that outside of Urop medical services can suck much bigger time than anywhere else.
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deafening opponent (maybe they were having proper strong voices 5000y ago, bursting ear drums)
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screeching for reinforcements
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signalling readiness for mating (excitement)
- type of yodeling
I would do a poll out of it ,but no option
@Typo-MAGAshiv for sure it is not ideal, but with pending fall or fail of UK's NHS, got to have some options.
Spray (questions) and pray

