Since last January 3, the United States intervened militarily in Venezuela and removed Nicolás Maduro from power through an arrest, Cuba is suffering a .
The country chaired by has cut off the supply of Venezuelan oil to Cuba and, in addition, it has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that tries to supply crude oil to the island.
Given this complicated situation, gasoline is strictly rationed in the country. In fact, The product, on the black market, is sold at a price of 8 dollars per litera figure that is six times the official price.
Nevertheless, Juan Carlos Pino, a 56-year-old Cuban mechanicis trying to solve this fuel shortage through the ‘creation’ of a car that runs on coal.
As reported by the Reuters news agency, the mechanic has modified his 1980 Fiat Polski (made in Poland) and has managed to make it work with charcoal, a much cheaper and more abundant fuel in Cuba at the moment.
“We need mobility, we need to be able to plant”
Regarding his modified vehicle and the lack of gasoline supply in Cuba, the Cuban mechanic has highlighted that “In a crisis like this, the coal car is the best option we have.”
Juan Carlos Pino does not plan to stop after getting his car to run on charcoal. He has it in his head to bring that same system to a tractor. “We need mobility, we need to be able to plant”stressed the 56-year-old mechanic.
The special fuel tank (with a capacity of 60 liters) developed by Pino is welded to the rear of the Fiat Polski and It has been built entirely with scrap metal and recycled objects.
Regarding its operation, Reuters details that The charcoal is burned inside a modified propane tank, sealed with the lid of a transformer. The filter is made from a stainless steel milk jug filled with old clothes.
