{"id":327687,"date":"2026-03-19T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cuban-mechanic-builds-a-working-charcoal-powered-car-amid-fuel-shortage-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:50","slug":"cuban-mechanic-builds-a-working-charcoal-powered-car-amid-fuel-shortage-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cuban-mechanic-builds-a-working-charcoal-powered-car-amid-fuel-shortage-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban mechanic builds a working charcoal\u2011powered car amid fuel shortage | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Gn8kNS8IFmY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cuban mechanic builds a working charcoal\u2011powered car amid fuel shortage | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gn8kNS8IFmY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Cuban mechanic has modified his old car to run on charcoal.<br \/>\nJuan Carlos Pino, from the town of Aguacate, built the system from scrap as gasoline shortages worsened following the cutoff of oil shipments. The 56\u2011year\u2011old says his charcoal\u2011powered 1980 Polski Fiat can run for hours and travel more than 80 kilometers. Residents gather to watch the car work, and some ask him to build one for them.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#cuba #mechanic #fuelshortage #dwnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cuban mechanic has modified his old car to run on charcoal. Juan Carlos Pino, from the town of Aguacate, built the system from scrap as gasoline shortages worsened following the cutoff of oil shipments. The 56\u2011year\u2011old says his charcoal\u2011powered 1980 Polski Fiat can run for hours and travel more than 80 kilometers. 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