iirc they also had cars that ran on coal heated by a wood fire in the trunk and the coal offgas ran the engine... iirc they also had cars that ran on coal heated by a wood fire in the trunk and the coal offgas ran the engine...I’ve heard of a WWII “wood-burning Mercedes” and I believe the German term for it is “Holzgas-Generator”. Saw a photo of a Volkswagen equipped with this device.
“iirc they also had cars that ran on coal heated by a wood fire in the trunk and the coal offgas ran the engine... “
Producer gas! I have a reprint of a British book from WWII detailing the conversions- coal, wood, or coke was cooked, and the gas used as fuel for vehicles.
This guy:
Sometimes has reprints.