Alternative Fuels

[PhilT]

An off forum discussion reminded me of the prior mention of the Sarich Orbital Engine and Pritchard Steam Car. Both are alternatives to the venerable ICE albeit in different ways. Each succumbed to history, each with conspiracy theorists as to why.

Electric and Alternative Vehicle Fuels

History has many good ideas that for whatever reason were relegated to obscurity. Remember the Sarich Orbital Engine? It was petrol but initially touted to be cheap to manufacture, light, and fuel efficient. In the end it did not go well How about the Pritchard steam car? I met Ted Pritchard around 2004 and his tale about how he was led along to do tweaks on his own capital, and finally done over by lowball licensing offers, put him in bankruptcy. His description of his car engi…