How much coal has to be bunred too produce say enuff energy too power a car ?

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Answer 1

coal 14,000 btu/lb
gasoline 20,000 btu/lb

a pound of coal produces 70% as much energy as a pound of gasoline.

gasoline weighs 8.33lb/gallon

with your current MPG you can find your answer

Answer 2

You could probably power a steam-driven car in the same way the old railroad locomotives were powered. They hauled a coal tender - a short carriage carrying the coal - behind the engine. If you miniaturized a steam locomotive and put rubber tires on it ..... the setup would probably be about as long as a full-sized station wagon hauling a tent trailer. Then there's the problem of finding someone to shovel the coal....

Answer 3

Trains used to run on coal but I don't know of any cars that do.

Answer 4

Not very much. Steam locomotives which pulled hundreds to thousands of tons used far more water than coal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive

http://www.trainweb.org/tusp/index.html

Answer 5

Four thousand two hundred thirty three lbs. per hour