from the Berkeley Biodiesel Collective
Future of diesel vehicles – http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_future.html
List of diesel vehicle Models – http://www.gobiodiesel.com/diesel-vehicles.html
Mercedes Models – http://home.hiwaay.net/~gbf/mbmodels.html
Volkswagen Westfalia Diesel – http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw/
Diesel vehicles for sale:
- Craig’s List best SF Bay Area source – www.craigslist.org
- E-Bay Motors – www.motors.ebay.com
- Autotrader – www.autotrader.com
- Yahoo Classifieds – http://autos.yahoo.com/
- Bay Classifieds – weekly newspaper classifieds
- Diablo Dealer – weekly newspaper classifieds
- Classified Flea Market – weekly newspaper
- Volkswagen TDI – “TDI Club – Forum”: http://www.tdiclub.com/ – Also a biodiesel section of the forum and cover all VW issues including warranty
- Frank Baba in Redding rebuilds Mercedes Wagons (530) 941-4046
Diesel mechanics:
- David Pham in Oakland – pager: (510) 310-2060
- Peter Zoldos in Suisun peter@autozen.com
- Coby Smolens of ValleyWagonworks in San Rafael, (415)457-5628
cobys5@attbi.com - Mac Jacobson- Mercedes Custom, Fremont. Does a pre-purchase checkup.
510-244-4161 - Precision People’s Car Repair- 1346 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
510 524 1911 -older Volkswagen - Noric, Auto Alpina- 1499 San Pablo Ave, 510 524 5164
Biodiesel Basics:
- Ecology Center Biodiesel FAQ
- "From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank" (book) Joshua Tickell
– www.veggievan.org
(now www.biodieselamerica.org)
(A bit out of date, but one of the only published resources on
biofuels and an easy read.) - Making biodiesel and building a processor: http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html
- Monthly listing of local biodiesel / SVO events & classes:
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/norcal-biodiesel-events - "Biodiesel Homebrewers’ Guide," Making and testing biodiesel.
Available at Ecology Center Bookstore in Berkeley, or $5 plus
shipping from wrench@tinkersworkshop.org
Buying Biodiesel: (prices subject to change)
- BioFuel Oasis in West Berkeley –2465 4th Street @ Dwight,
Berkeley, CA, 94710, $3.50/ gallon http://www.biofueloasis.com/
(510) 665-5509 - Bay Area Biofuel – http://bayareabiofuel.com/
Biodiesel made exclusively from 100% waste vegetable oil.
Contact Ken Ott (office): 510-236-3385 or Vikash Singh (mobile):
650-400-0558
Address: 112 Ohio Ave., Unit 1, Richmond, CA 94804
Up to 55 gallons $3.46/gal.; pricing depends on volume–the more
the merrier; min order 35 gallons, home/business delivery for
$25 flat rate to Berkeley/SF/North Bay/East Bay. - Yokayo Biofuels – www.ybiofuels.org
(877) 806-0900 Will deliver 200+ gal. biodiesel for a fee + about
$3.40/ gallon (see website or call). Public pump in Ukiah $3.50/gal.
Fuel is sourced from recycled content waste vegetable oil whenever
possible. info@ybiofuels.org - Western States Oil (near the SJSU campus) on 10th St. San Jose,
public pump (408) 2929-1041 for information contact Brent Laucher
<brent@purpleluna.net>.
Also Biodiesel Industries produced fuel. No minimum purchase,
not cardlock, limited hours – closed on weekends. - Golden Gate Petroleum in Martinez (800) 244-4516 Claude –
deliveries (55 gal. min.). Call for price - Real Good Solar Living Institute in Hopland – (1.5 hrs North of
SF) public pump supplied by Yokayo. (707) 744-2017 - Biofuel Station- Laytonville – 707 984 6818 (north Mendocino County
on Hwy 101) - Monterrey- Alliance Fuel. Casa Verde and N. Fremont St. Supplied
by Toro Petroleum out of Salinas. $3.25/gal
Biodiesel Resources:
- Local community: Burnveggies (email listserve for Northern CA)
online biodiesel and straight vegetable oil discussion. To join:
www.goblin.punk.net/mailman/listinfo/burnveggies - www.journeytoforever.org
Best website about biofuels! - Biodiesel Discussion Forums- for SVO and homebrew biodiesel: http://biodiesel.infopop.cc
- Biodiesel Now – Commercial biodiesel and Policy discussion forum
– www.biodieselnow.com - “Fat of the Land” video on vegetable oil fuels www.lardcar.com
- Biodiesel Events in Northern California http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorCal-biodiesel-events
Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) and Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) conversion
kits:
- http://www.biofuels.ca/
- http://www.greasel.com/
- www.elsbett.com (single tank
system from Germany) - Noteric Biofuels Inc. single tank kit local contact: Craig Reese
(craigreece@earthlink.net)
or 510-841-3607, 1-888-NEOTERIC (1-888-636-8374)
Other Local Coops
- SF Coop: sfbulkbuy@yahoo.com
Meets first Wed. of the Month
Updated 11/17/2004
Berkeley Biodiesel Cooperative (510) 594-4000 ext. 777 www.berkeleybiodiesel.org
