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Description
Has four wheelsSeating for one
to eight people
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History
1672 - Ferdinand Verbiest (China)
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Uses
TransportAs a means of
recreation
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DamagesContaminateSpending moneyStress
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1769 - Nicolas J. Cugnot (France)•He created a steam-powered tricycle
•He also constructed two steam tractors
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1807 Francois Isaac de Rivaz (France)
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In 1832 Robert Anderson (Scottish inventor) invented the first electric carriage that was powered by non rechargeable primary cells
ELECTRIC CARRIAGE
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1885 - Karl Benz (Germany)
HYBRID ENGINESIn 1997 Car
manufacturers realize that the oil reserves will evenutally dry up and they develop an engine that uses more than one fuel source. These are hybrid engines.
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OPINIONThe principal air-quality
pollutant emissions from petrol, diesel and alternative fuel engines are carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, un-burnt hydrocarbons and particulate matter.
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