Governator Promotes Biodiesel on "Pimp My Ride"

[Arroyo]

MTV’S “Pimp My Ride” and the nation’s leading biodiesel producer, Imperium Renewables, have partnered to turn an American classic into a Green Machine, and California Governor Schwarzenegger, stopped by to help celebrate the achievement.

As part of a special Earth Day episode airing April 22nd, the "Pimp My Ride" crew cut gave an ecological conversion to a 1965 Chevy Impala so the car can run on pure biodiesel. Imperium founder, John Plaza, and CEO, Martin Tobias, are joining MTV is delivering the message that going green doesn’t mean having to sacrifice fun or performance, and the result is an 800 horsepower biodiesel “Clean Machine” that achieves a claimed 25 miles per gallon.

For this episode, "Pimp My Ride" invited The Governator to help promote the environmental message. "You can have an engine that's fast and furious and still reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 to 40 percent," Schwarzenegger declares for the cameras. "This is the future."

"Once pilloried for driving his Hummer (he now has hydrogen and biodiesel models), Schwarzenegger is out to prove that environmentalism and hedonism can coexist," reports Karen Breslau of Newsweek. "That was the point of doing the show," he says to Breslau. "To show people that biofuel is not like some wimpy feminine car, like a hybrid. Because the muscle guys, they have this thing: 'I don't want to be seen in the little, feminine car'."

The special episode will air on Earth Day, April 22 as part of the thinkMTV (www.think.mtv.com) year long, 12-step campaign “Break The Addiction,” designed to engage, empower, and educate young people to make smart, everyday choices that both improve their life and help to curb the impact of climate change and preserve the environment. The episode will also air on MTV2 and MTV Tr3s, and appear on MTV as the kick-off of a “Pimp My Ride” Sneak Peek marathon featuring all new episodes of the MTV hit series beginning at 1pm ET/PT on Saturday, April 22nd.

"Hasta La Hybrid, Baby!" - Back Seat Driving, April 9, 2007

[Wiyosaya]

I'm not a mun if I donut have a big unjin under my hud. 800 HP & 25 MPG

Sounds like a severe case of testosterone poisoning to me.

[F8L]

I'm interested to see how this pans out. MTV is such a learning medium for a lot of kids and usually it is negative. A few weeks agoI saw a commercial for eco-friendly hemp clothing. Was pretty wild to see a pro-environment ad on MTV.



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wiyosaya @ Apr 10 2007, 07:18 AM) [snapback]420752[/snapback]</div>

I'm not a mun if I donut have a big unjin under my hud. 800 HP & 25 MPG

Sounds like a severe case of testosterone poisoning to me.
[/b]

What funny is that if they do this with a diesel then 800HP translates to around 690-700rwhp and about 1700+RWTQ. Diesels are crazy TQ producers. BUT the engine bay and front suspension of a regular car cannot hold a full size diesel engine so they must be doing something tricky.

[Chuck.]

After reading this article, should I change my licence plate to "KLINGER"? :P

[chinito77]

MTV = Sneaky way for people to brainwash the people of tomorrow.

Prius a feminine car? Hum.. maybe geeky at worst.

[iaowings]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(chinito77 @ Apr 10 2007, 12:52 PM) [snapback]420870[/snapback]</div>

MTV = Sneaky way for people to brainwash the people of tomorrow.

Prius a feminine car? Hum.. maybe geeky at worst.
[/b]

Remember he had like 3 H1 in the 90s and was still trying to say he was green.

[Wiyosaya]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(chinito77 @ Apr 10 2007, 12:52 PM) [snapback]420870[/snapback]</div>

MTV = Sneaky way for people to brainwash the people of tomorrow.

Prius a feminine car? Hum.. maybe geeky at worst.
[/b]

I guess I'll have to go tell that to the guy in the souped up Accord that I beat from a standstill at a red light, and he was trying. I'm sure that the "fact" the Prius is a feminine car would please him even more than he was.

IMHO, the Governator should check the oil under his values.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IAO @ Apr 10 2007, 01:10 PM) [snapback]420882[/snapback]</div>

Remember he had like 3 H1 in the 90s and was still trying to say he was green.
[/b]

Yeah, he probably was green...from choking on all the fumes.

[mywhitenoise]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Arroyo @ Apr 10 2007, 09:08 AM) [snapback]420749[/snapback]</div>

"That was the point of doing the show," he says to Breslau. "To show people that biofuel is not like some wimpy feminine car, like a hybrid. Because the muscle guys, they have this thing: 'I don't want to be seen in the little, feminine car'."
[/b]

What an idiot. He didn't say Prius, he said HYBRID...way to promote green cars.

[Earthling]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Arroyo @ Apr 10 2007, 10:08 AM) [snapback]420749[/snapback]</div>

"To show people that biofuel is not like some wimpy feminine car, like a hybrid. Because the muscle guys, they have this thing: 'I don't want to be seen in the little, feminine car'."

[/b]

This looks like a clear illustration of the evils of illegal steroid use among body-builders.

He wants to promote lower CO2 emissions while at the same time perpetuating the stereotype that manly men drive gas hogs. What an idiot.

Harry

[dmckinstry]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Earthling @ Apr 11 2007, 05:54 AM) [snapback]421409[/snapback]</div>

This looks like a clear illustration of the evils of illegal steroid use among body-builders.

He wants to promote lower CO2 emissions while at the same time perpetuating the stereotype that manly men drive gas hogs. What an idiot.

Harry
[/b]

Come on now. He's not an idiot. Compared to our president, that is.

Dave M.