Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Who invented motor cars?

Who invented motor cars?
Automobiles - self-powered motorised vehicles - were invented by several people at various times in different parts of the world.

There are many names which can be cited. Here is just a very short list:

Trevethick (a Cornishman) who invented the first steam-powered vehicle

Benz and Daimler (both Germans) who invented cars powered by gasoline engines

and

Diesel (also a German) who invented the first vehicle powered by a type of fuel oil which soon became known as "Diesel".

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