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Powdered coal fired turbine powered Eldorado
It's an older article, but I hadn't seen this posted yet.
A Taste
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Originally Posted by NYT
Three decades ago, G.M. developed a prototype powertrain that consumed coal directly. Installed under the hood of a 1978 Cadillac Eldorado, the engine was truly a coal-burner — using the coal in solid form, not converted to a gas or a liquid — though the fuel was in the form of a finely ground powder, not chunks the size of golf balls.
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link
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/au...pagewanted=all
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Shooting for 600 miles of range at 65-70 mph out of a vx.
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