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Old 03-17-2013, 02:41 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by maxc View Post
"Honda's New Steam-Powered Hybrid Engine"
...er, new 5 years ago based on the article date.
BMW did a similar experiment, but neither system is very near being fitted to production vehicles so far as I know. ~ Steam system are heavier and more complex than a turbo-generator; nothing that I've seen seems to point to them being of any greater efficiency either... ??
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