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Waste
and the misuse of our natural resources has always been of great importance
to me. My grandmother always said “waste not, want not”.
She was right. The idea for DFR all started in 2000 when I
was living in Portland, OR. I met this crazy guy traveling across
the country in a VW van powered by vegetable oil. If I remember
correctly, the bumper sticker read 0 to 60 in six minutes. I was
so intrigued that I let the idea brew in the back of my head for several
years. After an embarrassingly large number of occupations, adventures
and mistakes, I bought a diesel and decided that I wanted to bring Greasecar’s
products to Memphis.
The decision to bring to Memphis a business that does not sell fried food,
in spite of having the words Deep and Fried in the name, has been the
most risky part of the whole deal. Not having an existing market,
customer base, or any real money seemed like no problem. Memphis
is beginning to embrace the idea though, especially after I started offering
complimentary Memphis BBQ dinners with grease kit installations. In
2006, I brought on board my good friend and reliable business partner
Steve Parker.
The two of us will now be answering your questions,
and doing what ever we can to help you in your decision to use a Greasecar
system in your car, truck, tractor, van or generator.
My exploration into SVO technology has led me down a much broader road
than I initially sought to travel. The big picture is much larger than
our passenger vehicles and transport trucks. The question is “What
can I do to displace the petroleum flowing into our vehicles, solvents,
and hard products?”.
An alternative for petroleum use can be found in every field, valley,
restaurant, city dump, sunny day, strong wind, and river on this planet.
It is the objective and purpose of Deep Fried Rides to see to it that
these alternative forms of energy are allowed to compete in the markets
of the world, starting in Memphis, TN. With solid products like Biodiesel,
Ethanol, WVO, Methane gas, solar voltaic panels, and wind generators,
the playing fields are being leveled. Deep Fried Rides offers the general
public a first step towards the ultimate goal of freeing our country
from its dependence on petroleum, and putting some cash back in the
pockets of one of our nation’s most important partners, its farmers.
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