代だい燃ねん車しゃ

noun

car running on substitute fuel

Historical term for vehicles, especially during wartime shortages, that ran on alternative fuels like charcoal or wood gas instead of gasoline.

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅうはガソリン不ぶ足そくのため、代だい燃ねん車しゃが多おおく使つかわれた。

  During the war, due to gasoline shortages, many cars running on substitute fuel were used.