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snooper2

(30,151 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2017, 11:49 AM Jan 2017

Retro Review: Coal-Powered Turbine Engine Oldsmobile

LOL

Published on Jan 6, 2017
In 1982, worried about rising oil prices, GM was toying with the idea of car that ran on coal dust. This 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was converted to a turbine engine that burned powered coal. Call it...the COALdsmobile???

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Retro Review: Coal-Powered Turbine Engine Oldsmobile (Original Post) snooper2 Jan 2017 OP

+1, this engine can be made minimum 30% smaller and lighter today. I deal with micro gas turbines uponit7771 Jan 2017 #1

Now that's what one could call "rollin' coal". longship Jan 2017 #2

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)

1. +1, this engine can be made minimum 30% smaller and lighter today. I deal with micro gas turbines

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 11:52 AM

Jan 2017

... and they're not only getting less expensive but easier to deal with.

There's no reason the world is dependent on oil other than rich people making themselves richer like Benedict Donald

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Now that's what one could call "rollin' coal".

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:36 PM

Jan 2017

All the assholes are doing it.

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