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Re:Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank by maxerickson on Thursday January 11, 2018 @11:51PM (#16130487)
I think the bigger issue is adapt vs rebuild.

The Doble steam cars are at least on the cusp of practical.

(they are very high maintenance compared to modern cars)

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Re:Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank by archgoon on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:06AM (#16130746)
Thanks; I had never heard of the Doble Steam cars until now. I found this video of Jay Leno driving one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUg_ukBwsyo

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Re:Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank by walshemj on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:28PM (#16135082)
An ICE car of the same era is also high maintenance as are say cars from the 60's
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