[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Back then, the resistance to the internal combustion engine was that they were loud, smelly, and ran on flammable fuel.

The resistance to electric vehicles was that they were heavy, took time to recharge and had limited range.

And here we are, 120 years later, having the same conversations.

I guess steam is off the table, so we've knocked that one out.

K

Originally Posted by truckster

Back then, the federal government wasn't telling people they had to give up their horses and buy automobiles.



There is still research being conducted on steam engines. They offer several advantages: they require no clutch or gearbox and provide gobs of torque (similar to electric) and they can be run on almost any type of fuel.

I have been studying up on Steam .

My Brother called me Krazy

Yet he has a Wood burning (Gasificaaation Truck.)