
Yucca plants, seen here in Califormia in 2008. After a three-year slog Colombian scientists have revved up a car that runs on yucca-derived ethanol, spurring hopes that the Latin American staple could be transformed into an abundant fuel. (AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)
Always wondered how they got those big plants down that small hole into the gas tank....
In my youth 30 years ago i had cactus alcohol ignited and fueled runs across the midwest.