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Several early cars ran on steam power, like steam trains. Steam engines were more powerful than gas engines. The Stanley Steamer was one well-known make and won road races. Of course, some fuel was required to make the steam, usually kerosene or propane, I think. Coal is not practical for cars, so steam cars will not solve the oil shortage.
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What will cars run on if their was no such thing as electricity?
Steam, perhaps.
Can a car run on steam?
yes. that's what the very first cars ran on
Information about olden day electric steam or petrol cars?
i dont think they run on petrol but i think they did have ford cars back then
How water fuelled car work?
There were cars that ran on steam in the early years of the automobile. They are also working on cars that run on hydrogen derived from water.
What is steam engine car advantage?
A steam-powered car does run on water but it also needs the fuel to burn to heat the water into steam! Steam-cars generally used vapourised paraffin as fuel, as do most modern versions.
How can you change cars fuel to H2O?
You can't. No internal combustion engine will run on water except a steam engine, and even that requires another fuel to produce the steam.
Did the cars in the Victorian era run on steam or gas?
There were no gasoline cars in the beginning of the Victorian Era. The first practical automobile was built in Germany by Karl Benz in 1885. Steam vehicles outnumbered gasoline vehicles throughout this era.
What fuels do cars use?
For over 100 years, most cars have run on gasoline. At first there were very few gas stations, so many drivers carried cans of spare fuel with them. Cars with gas engines run more quickly than cars with steam engines.
What did cars run on before gasoline?
Well the first carts on wheels ran on either an oil or coal fired steam plant.
What are the uses of boiler?
To generate steam to drive turbines to generate electricity, Steam used for air conditioning systems, heating ,hot water ,process applications, driving steam engines , boilers to run ships using super heated steam, auto clave's, portable heat /hot water for buildings. smaller boilers to generate power to run cars
When were steam cars invented?
1769
Did they have cars in the 1700S's?
Yes, they were working on steam cars in the late 1700s.
