Does anyone know anything about steam powered automobiles? I was reading about them (in a very cursory way) and it seems that they worked very well--and that was 80-90 years ago. Imagine a car that runs on water! Later models collected the steam and recondensed it--so the water did not have to be replenished so often.
The flaws were-- 1) They could not outcompete Ford with his production line assembly
and 2) the starter sucked--they had to "warm up" for as much as 30 minutes. (modern technology could fix this).
Why do you think we don't make steam vehicles anymore? I thought they may be hazardous--but it turns out they are LESS likely to explode or catch on fire than gasoline powered automobiles. Very ecologically friendly too!
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