In response to high fuel prices, Filipino police in Manila's Makati financial district are looking toward an unlikely new fuel source: McDonald's.
No, Mickey Ds hasn't gotten out of the burger-slinging business and replaced the fryers with gas pumps, but fryers do play a part in all this. The police have converted one Makati patrol car to run on a blend of 60% waste cooking oil and 40% diesel. The cooking oil currently comes from McDonald's locations in the district, and according to AFP, other restaurants might also get in on the act.
Waste vegetable oil conversions aren't all that uncommon, and a number of diesel-powered vehicles can undergo the switch to the biofuel. It's just that you don't often hear about it being done to police cars, which makes this story a bit more interesting.
Local authorities plan to keep tabs on how things go with this pilot car. If things look good, more could follow. Who knows, if the results are favorable enough maybe they'll eventually convert 'em all.
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