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Vegetable oil used as fuel

So, you know how we have different kinds of oil, like olive oil or vegetable oil, that we use for cooking? Well, sometimes people use vegetable oil as a fuel instead of gasoline.

When we use gasoline, we put it in cars to make them go. But, gasoline is made from oil which is a non-renewable resource, which means we will run out of it one day. That's why people are looking for alternatives, like vegetable oil.

Now, vegetable oil doesn't work in cars the same way gasoline does, so it needs some adjustments. To use it as fuel, we have to turn it into biodiesel. Biodiesel is made by adding chemicals to the vegetable oil to change it into a kind of fuel that can be used in a car.

Once the vegetable oil has been transformed into biodiesel, it can be used in a special diesel car. Diesel cars have engines that are designed to use a different kind of fuel than regular cars. When the biodiesel is used up, just like with regular gasoline, we need to refill the tank again.

Using vegetable oil as fuel has benefits because it's renewable. That means we can grow more and more vegetables to make the oil. It's also less harmful for the environment because it produces less pollution.

That's it! So, we can use vegetable oil as fuel by turning it into biodiesel, which can be put in a special kind of diesel car. It’s renewable and eco-friendly!