During the big oil crisis in the 1970s, European car companies started advertising diesel engines for commercial use as an alternative to gasoline. Those who tried it out were a bit disappointed — the engines were very loud, and they would arrive home to find their cars covered from front to back in black soot — the same soot responsible for smog in big cities.
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Naiknya harga bahan bakar minyak (BBM) tak membuat risau Agus Eko Cahyono. Bukan karena dia punya uang melimpah, tapi Agus punya alternatif lain menyiasati mahalnya harga BBM. Kalau sekadar menggerakkan mobil Opel Blazer miliknya, lelaki kelahiran Malang, 1956 itu tidak perlu membeli bensin. Agus cukup ‘menciduk’ sekian liter bahan bakar bermerek Gasohol BE 10 yang diproduksi Balai Besar Teknologi Pati (BBTP) pada Balai Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) Lampung di Desa Sulusuban, Kecamatan Terbanggi Besar, Lampung Tengah.
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