Country singer Willie Nelson has brought his new fuel made from soybeans to California.

The clean-burning fuel known as "Bio-Willie" went on sale Wednseday at an alternative fuel station in San Diego.

The 72-year-old singer drew a crowd as he filled his tour bus from a pump that featured a picture of himself strumming a guitar.

Actress Darryl Hannah -- who drives a biodiesel-powered Chevy El Camino -- joined the singer at Pearson Ford Fuel Depot, where drivers can also fill 'er with propane, ethanol or natural gas.

Biodiesel is America's fastest growing alternative fuel, according to the U-S Department of Energy.

Copyright © 2006 Bay City Television, San Diego, CA. All Rights Reserved.
To subscribe or visit go to:  http://www.fox6.com