Why can’t steam powered cars work?

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It seems too obvious to be a solution, but why did we give up on steam power? I believe nuclear power plants essentially work by generating steam, could this model be used in a car? Does steam not provide enough force to move the water and its container?

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All of the comments are good, but I think the most obvious answer would be that the water would have to be heated up. This takes time. So you just couldn’t hop in your car and go.

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