Yes it most certainly is. Some of the early vehicles actually had steam engines. They are still experimented with and may make another appearance if safety factors can be worked out.
You could use a Sterling Cycle heat engine.
turbine
Before the steam engine.... "people power" and "animal power."
a mining pump
Other to coal I suppose you mean. Burning of any fuel like oil, wood, etc. Nuclear reactors. I suspect solar energy would make steam. It would be possible to use natural steam from deep in the ground.
steam engine uses thermal energy to convert water into steam and then uses pressure of steam to move the engine .thus thermal energy into pressure and further pressure into mechanical energy.
For a steam engine, the steam(throttle) valve that sets the engine speed/power is often known as a regulator. k.Shiva
The best techniques to use when steam car cleaning is to make circular motions. It is highly effective.
the earliest steam engine is used in 1727
According to Wikipedia: "In 1900 the steam car was broadly superior and even managed to hold absolute land speed records. By 1920 the internal combustion engine had progressed to such a point that the steam car was an anachronism."
The reciprocating steam engine is no longer in widespread commercial use.
use it with the steam engine and steam battery to get into living quarters.