Daimler-Benz presents wood gas generator

Daimler-Benz introduces a wood gas generator for the 170 V passenger car. It weighs only 70 kg, costs 800 Reichsmarks, can be installed in one day and gives the car a range of 100 to 130 kilometres on one 24 kg load of charcoal. By November 1944 more than 6,400 units are produced at the Gaggenau plant.