BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Steam engines could be eco hope
"Think of steam engines and hazy, romantic images of chugging great
beasts of old fill the mind.
The Inspiration steam car design
Inspiration aims to break the record next summer
Steam-powered vehicles are not usually deemed as being parked at the
cutting edge of transport technology.
Nor do they seem to be the type to race across desert landscapes in a
bid to smash land speed records in the 21st Century.
But British design engineer Glynne Bowsher and his team have almost
finished building a super-fast vehicle reminiscent of the Batmobile."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4076811.stm
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