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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 823352" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><strong>Fuel-electric Car <strong>[SIZE=+1]in[/SIZE]</strong> 1929</strong></p><p></p><p> A combination gasoline and electric car with no clutch or gears to shift, and capable <strong>[SIZE=+1]of[/SIZE]</strong> quick pick-up and fast speed on hills has just been delivered to Col. E. H. K. Green at his South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, estate.</p><p><em>Source: Literary Digest - October 5, 1929</em> </p><p></p><p> In 1900 the steam car was broadly superior and even managed to hold absolute <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record" target="_blank">land speed records</a>. </p><p>The steam car does have advantages, although most of these are now less important than in its heyday. The engine (excluding the boiler) is smaller and lighter than an internal combustion engine. It is also better suited to the speed and torque characteristics of the axle, thus avoiding the need for the heavy and complex transmission required for an internal combustion engine. The car is also quieter, even without a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffler" target="_blank">silencer</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 823352, member: 12952"] [B]Fuel-electric Car [B][SIZE=+1]in[/SIZE][/B] 1929[/B] A combination gasoline and electric car with no clutch or gears to shift, and capable [B][SIZE=+1]of[/SIZE][/B] quick pick-up and fast speed on hills has just been delivered to Col. E. H. K. Green at his South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, estate. [I]Source: Literary Digest - October 5, 1929[/I] In 1900 the steam car was broadly superior and even managed to hold absolute [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record"]land speed records[/URL]. The steam car does have advantages, although most of these are now less important than in its heyday. The engine (excluding the boiler) is smaller and lighter than an internal combustion engine. It is also better suited to the speed and torque characteristics of the axle, thus avoiding the need for the heavy and complex transmission required for an internal combustion engine. The car is also quieter, even without a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffler"]silencer[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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