Pure coconut oil powers diesel engines in Apia
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The budding biofuel industry has stepped up a gear in Samoa, with a group of backyard inventors pioneering the use of pure coconut oil to power their cars.Matatauali'itia Arthur Lesa and Papali'i Panoa Tavita Moala have been running their Toyota 4-wheel-drives for three weeks on oil produced at Mr Lesa's factory in Vaitele.The experiment comes as crude oil prices surge to record highs, topping 120-dollars a barrel this week.
Presenter:Jean Edwards
Speaker:Matatauali'itia Arthur Lesa
