Jay Caplan <uniqueprodu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Gas" is the operative term. It is the expanding gas that makes internal > combustion the best choice for most transportation. Steam engines and > condensers for light transportation are just not feasible. > That is incorrect. There have been several modern prototype steam driven cars since the 1970s. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_car#Saab_steam_car http://www.flickr.com/photos/25955360@N00/411521772 http://www.steamcar.co.uk/ Here is the last commercial one, from the 1920s. Rapid turn on, performance similar to a ICE. Jay Leno described it: http://www.damninteresting.com/the-last-great-steam-car/ http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1925-doble-series-e-steam-car/213453/ - Jed
