Since all this biodiesel frenzy began, we here at autoevolution, completely ignorant in the field of botany, started learning new names, designing magical plants which can be converted into fuel.
We will not go into all the plant names we learned the last year or so, but we’ll focus on today’s lesson: jatropha. Originally coming from the Caribbean, jatropha was made a star by Portuguese traders, who found it to be a great hedge plant. Slowly, the succulent plant spread to India, Africa, and … (read more)