Re:The Last Great Steam Car (2006)
by TylerE on Friday July 17, 2015 @02:01PM
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Boiler startup was essentially solved by Doble 80 years ago. The steam generator (Sort of a JIT for steam) could produce useable pressure in less than a minute.
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Re:The Last Great Steam Car (2006)
by stcredzero on Saturday July 18, 2015 @02:20PM
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Like I said: Comparable to an old diesel. That kind of delay still got massive hate from my ex-girlfriend. However, if you give people a remote to have it done by the time they get down to the car, they'd feel it was nifty technology and it would make them feel powerful.