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The short answer is yes, if you had the right type of car.
In other words, coal would not power a car today since they are designed to run on gasoline or diesel however, if you were to design a car like we once designed coal steam engines or coal steam boats, then yes, you could technically propel a car by coal. It wouldn't be very practical though because you would need a furnace to melt down the coal and a large amount of coal to continue burning. While you can see how this could work on a boat, a electrical plant or even a train, having a giant furnace in your car that you have to keep shoveling coal into does not make any sense. Besides, coal doesn't burn very cleanly at all (Remember the industrial revolution?) and it would be better to try and make cars to run on something else. If you did make an electric car though, it would TECHNICALLY run mostly on coal as most electricity in a lot of states is made from coal power plants.
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What can you use coal for?
You can use coal to power a train, car, truck or boat. You can also use it to power a house if you have enough
Would a windmill be able to power a car?
yeah, when pigs fly.
How much gas was used to power the first car?
The first ever "Car" was powered arguably (meaning some disagree) by Steam and used wood or coal for power, not gas.
How much coal does a coal car hold?
A coal car can hold between 234,800 to 242,300 pounds.
What is the weight of an aluminum coal car?
The empty weight of an aluminum coal car is approx 41900lbs.
What is an example of converting thermal energy into electrical energy?
A car engine, a coal or petroleum power plant, a nuclear reactor.
What human activity increases sulfur dioxide?
The main source of SO2 air pollution is burning coal in power plants, because there is a kind of coal that contains sulfur as an impurity, which becomes SO2 when it burns. Burning coal. car fumes.
Why is petrol more convenient fuel for cars than coal?
I would suspect you know the answer already. Coal is dirty, hard to store, has very little energy per ton, and besides you would be powering your car with steam if you used coal. The engine would be huge and it would take at least an hour to get started.
Why would your car have no horse power?
if it had no engine
How much solar power does it take to power a car?
The car will need whatever power it needs, wherever that power is coming from. A more sensible question would be how big area of solar cells and/or how many hours of sunlight a car would use up.
What is the most fuel efficient vehicle in America today?
Any H fuel cell car, totally gas free and it doesn't take coal power to charge like an electric car
Where would a person be able to purchase a Tuscon car?
A person would be able to purchase a Tuscon car from a few different retailers and car dealers. Looking at car websites such as Cars or Carsoup can be great help in finding a seller of a Tuscon car.
