Doble Steam Car

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Before the turn of the

20th Century,

and long before the combustion engine became the standard for motorized vehicles in this country,

we had

Electric Cars & Steam Cars.

Both type of cars were already more efficient then the combustion engine,

Eco friendlier,

and a lot quieter too!

We all know that

Elon Musk

has brought back the electric car back in a big way,

so I'm waiting for the next

Entrepreneur

to bring back the

Steam Engine Car.

Doble Manufacturing

was the last company to make steam cars

and that lasted until

1931.

The Doble steam car was an American steam car maker from 1909 to 1931. Its latter models of steam car, with fast firing boiler and electric start, were considered the pinnacle of steam car development. The term "Doble steam car" comprises any of several makes of steam-powered automobile in the early 20th century, including Doble Detroit, Doble Steam Car, and Doble Automobile, severally called a "Doble" because of their founding by Abner Doble. There were four Doble brothers: Abner, William, John, and Warren. Their father became wealthy, patenting the Doble Pelton wheel. All were at one time associated with the automobile company, with Abner, John, and Warren as the leading lights. Abner Doble built his first steam car between 1906 and 1909 while still in high school, with the assistance of his brothers. It was based on components salvaged from a wrecked White Motor Company steamer, driving a new engine of the Doble brothers' own design. It did not run particularly well, but it inspired the brothers to build two more prototypes in the following years. Abner moved to Massachusetts in 1910 to attend MIT, but dropped out after just one semester to work with his brothers on their steam cars. Their third prototype, the Model B, led Abner to file patents for the innovations incorporated in it which included a steam condenser which enabled the water supply to last for as much as 1,500 miles (2,400 km), instead of the typical steam car's 20–50 miles (30–80 km). The Model B also protected the interior of the boiler from the common steam vehicle nuisances of corrosion and scale by mixing engine oil with feedwater.

While the Model B did not possess the convenience of an internal combustion engine vehicle, it attracted the attention of contemporary automobile trade magazines with the improvements it displayed over previous steam cars. The Model B was virtually silent compared to contemporary gasoline engines. It also possessed no clutch or transmission, which were superfluous due to the substantial torque produced by steam engines from 0 rpm. The Model B could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in just 15 seconds, whereas a Ford Model T of the period took 40 seconds to reach its top speed of 40–50 mph (64–80 km/h).

Faster than the

Model T,

wow.

Well,

maybe you can become rich if you invent the next breakthrough in

Car Manufacturing.

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Can't Seem To Find The Backing I Need,

Dammit,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“This defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship - the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.”
- Peter F. Drucker -

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