Could steam-powered vehicles help us reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere?

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Could steam-powered vehicles help us reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere?
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If so we could get rid of one-fourth of the CO2 emitted.

This experimental steam-powered bus was rolled out in in 1972.Steam’s drawbacks and electricity’s advantages

The biggest obstacle for steam-powered vehicles is that steam isn’t a source of energy. Rather, it is a source of power for the wheels. While getting around in steam-powered vehicles might make the air cleaner in the drivers’ own communities, switching to steam-powered engines that continue to burn gasoline and diesel wouldn’t reduce CO2 emissions.

A different approach can potentially eliminate the need to burn fossil fuels for transportation: replacing gasoline tanks with batteries to provide the energy and swapping out internal combustion engines for electric motors to turn the wheels.if vehicles run on electricity generated by wind turbines, solar panels, or other energy sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide..

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