Arnold Schwarzenegger and his eco MTV car · 2007-04-22 11:15
Arnold Schwarzenegger is headed to MTV in order to promote Earth Day with an 800-horsepower car that runs on renewable biodiesel fuel.
His appearance on a special Earth Day episode of the popular show "Pimp My Ride" set for Sunday is the latest environmentally themed event for Schwarzenegger, who drew international attention for signing a global warming law last year.
For the show, videotaped earlier, mechanics installed the powerful engine in a converted 1965 Chevy Impala, producing a vehicle that accelerates from zero to 60 mph in three seconds, Seattle Post Intelligencer reports.
The governor said the converted car's emissions of greenhouse gases will be 50% lower than a comparable gas-powered car. And biodiesel fuel can be made from recycled products such as vegetable oil.
"We take this cool show and they did something, and added something that was environmentally hip," Schwarzenegger recently told a student crowd at Georgetown University.
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