The ''horseless CARriage'' as we know it today was powered by many different ways. Porsche made electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Renault and others used petrol and the Stanley Motor Company used steam (!) as propulsion.
Steam engines and before that it was good old pedal power There were some electric cars to, such as the Baker Electric.
Road vehicles were powered by steam for over one hundred years before the first petrol powered vehicle was produced by Karl Benz in 1885. The electric car also predates the gasoline powered version by 4 years. Until after 1900, there were more steam and electric cars than petrol powered cars.
Ford Model T and Mercedes-Benz Limousines, Rolls Royce, Renault, Porsche (electric!), Stanley Steamer (driven with steam) and many more.
because petrol is easer to burn than diesel
Some used steam-powered engines, others used early petrol or gas engines. Some even used battery-powered electric motors.
a electric train is faster than a steam engine
A steam engine requires water to be heated to produce steam. This steam is used in pistons to produce movement, as in a steam train. An electric engine can produce the same energy, as in an electric car, and is far less bulky than a steam engine.
complete combustion producies co2 and steam incomplete co and steam
It was used in steam engines and heating your house and also cooking.
Steam
The Victorian era ended in 1901 just at the birth of the automobile. The first Diesel, Petrol engine cars were being built. Electric cars and Steam cars were around also.