• The Hollywood Reporter, Monday, April 23, 2007 10:15 AM

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has hit MTV in an Earth Day promotion featuring an 800-horsepower car that can run on biodiesel. Schwarzenegger shows up in a special episode of "Pimp My Ride" in his latest environmentally-themed event.

Mechanics installed the new engine in a 1965 Chevy Impala and managed to craft a vehicle that accelerates from zero to 60 mph in three seconds. He says the car's emissions of greenhouse gases will be half that of a gas-powered car: When Schwarzenegger first ran for office four years ago, he was slammed for his gas-guzzling Hummers, but says he has since reduced his personal fleet of them to four, two of which can now run on alternative fuels.

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