[Kylon]

This is a small segment about a steam powered car.

In theory a steam powered car could be powered by coal rather than gasoline or diesel, which means we could use coal as an intermediary to nuclear power and electric vehicles.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/vid ... vid=188720

[emersonbiggins]

Yes, but does it get 40 rods to the hogshead?

[Ferretlover]

If the weather is nice, how about one of those railroad car thingys--where one or two people motivate it to move by a see-saw handle... I don't think they require gas, coal or steam.
Hope I have been descriptive enough-can't think of the name of 'em.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')tanley Steamers, mine included, have some inherent problems. It takes at least 20 minutes from a cold start to get going, and you can only go about 30 miles before you have to fill up with water. Plus, you're carrying an open fire and the volatile fuel for it. A Stanley is one of the few cars where you can burn to death and get scalded at the same time. When you talk to good steam men, you see that they have no hair on their arms or eyebrows. Walk up to one of them and you'll catch a whiff of burned hair.

[I_Like_Plants]

[Nicholai]

Air Car

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')UMBAI, 5th of February 2007

Tata Motors, in keeping with its role as the leading company in India for automotive R&D, has signed an agreement, in yet another exciting engineering and development effort, with MDI of France for application in India of MDI’s path-breaking technology for engines powered by air.

The MDI Group is headed by Mr. Guy Negre, who founded the company in the 1990s in pursuit of his dream to pioneer an engine using just compressed air as fuel – which may be the ultimate environment-friendly engine yet. Besides, the engine is efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and capable of other applications like power generation.

The agreement between Tata Motors and MDI envisages Tata’s supporting further development and refinement of the technology, and its application and licensing for India.

Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Guy Negre has said, “MDI has for many years been engaged in developing environment-friendly engines. MDI is happy to conclude this agreement with Tata Motors and work together with this important and experienced industrial group to develop a new and cost-saving technology for various applications for the Indian market that meets with severe regulations for environmental protection. We are continuing the development with our own business concept of licensing car manufacturers in other parts of the world where the production is located close to the markets. We have also developed this new technology for other applications where cost competitiveness combined with respect for environmental questions has our priority.”