When you drive your car you are buying fuel, most often from oil companies or other national or multi-national corporations and foreign governments with dubious political agandas towards western culture, that make insanely huge profits from people like us. Many people are fed up with the control that these corporations have over their lives and the economy of the entire world. These companies seem intent on making huge profits while caring little about the Earth's environment or their customers as a whole. If you drive a diesel car or truck or happen to be in the market for one, today, with a little ingenuity you can opt not to do business with these corporate giants, help the environment, save yourself a considerable amount of money and still drive your car every day. Read on and learn how to make your own fuel using available ingredients some of which you can probably get for free, with a little leg work and using your skills as a salesperson you can learn how to become a home chemist.

Welcome to the world of Bio diesel, a fuel that you can make at home.
The diesel engine was invented in the late 19th century by a German engineer named Rudolph Diesel. The first engine designed by Herr Diesel did not run on a petroleum derived fuel source, it actually ran on peanut oil. The first diesel engine ran on bio-diesel as fuels distilled from crude oil were not available in 1872. Bio-diesel fuel can be made from any vegetable or animal derived fats through a process called transesterification. The base fuel stock does not need to be new, fresh squeezed oil. The oil used to make bio diesel can be waste vegetable oil or WVO, right out of the fryer, bacon grease or a mixture of both animal and vegetable oils. That old used fried chicken, Crisco and bacon grease can actually be used to drive the kids to school instead of pouring it down the drain. Bio diesel is available commercially and is very popular in Europe where Petro Diesel costs as much as $8 a gallon, It is not nearly as popular here in the USA where commercial petroleum derived fuels are still all the rage.

What are the benefits of Bio Diesel?
Besides being a homegrown renewable and sustainable resource, the benefits of Bio diesel are many. First and foremost you can probably get the main ingredient--WVO for FREE , just by visiting all of the restaurants in your home town that fry foods and offering to take their used cooking oil off of their hands for free, especially if you promise that you will be very responsible and recycle it into a useful product. I should mention to you that you can also use bio diesel as a substitute for home heating oil. Bio diesel burns cleaner than petroleum diesel and because it is a better lubricant it is also better for your engine than petro diesel. If you can get WVO for free your total cost for the fuel can be as low as $0.50 a gallon, making bio diesel the cheapest form of car fuel in the world. You would also be doing the environment a favor by safely removing a waste product and safely disposing of it. It will take up some of your time and involve a learning curve but the rewards of turning this into a home hobby and becoming energy independent is sure to provide you with a sense of accomplishment.

What is the downside of Bio Diesel?
Like everything in life there is always a downside to everything and bio diesel is no different. Transesterification is a chemical process and requires some laboratory equipment and involves a learning curve, but nothing that a reasonably intelligent and determined individual can’t overcome. Some of the chemicals required are hazardous but with a few safety precautions and with a little practice the entire process will become as routine as preparing a fancy dessert. I have included a link below that will get you started with a recipe and with a little digging you can easily find many forums dedicated to people that make bio diesel fuel for their own consumption. While making Bio Diesel you will also be making your own soap and other useful chemically derived byproducts. Better living through chemistry.

Please check out this site to see if "brewing" Bio Diesel is your cup of tea.
Make Your Own BioDiesel