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1803 - The London Steam Carriage
The London Steam Carriage was an early steam-powered road vehicle constructed by Richard Trevithick in 1803 and the world's first self-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle. Cugnot had built a steam...
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1893 - Jentaud Electric Car
The Jeantaud was a French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1893 until 1906. It was the brainchild of Charles Jeantaud, a coachbuilder who built his first electric carriage in 1881. Among the...
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1893 - First Gasoline Powered Car in America
Charles and Frank DuryeaJames Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled...
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1891 - The Morison
Made by William Morrison in 1891, some say the Morrison was the first electric vehicle in America. It had a four horsepower engine , and could carry 6-12 passengers. Top speed was about 20 mph. The...
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1901 - The Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid
Still employed by Lohner, Porsche reached the logical conclusion and in 1901 introduced the "Mixte" vehicle/transmission concept: instead of a massive battery-pack, an internal combustion engine...
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1879 - Marie-Anne
By Amédée-Ernest Bollée (1844-1917)Marie-Anne
The public demonstrations of L'Obeissante and La Mancelle had secured orders for the Bollée factory, and Amédée père accepted an order for a road train which was completed in 1879....
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1901 - New York Taxi Cab
Taxi Cab in New York about 1901, a battery electric vehicle (The lady in the picture is Lillie Langtry, actress and Mistress of King Edward VII.) (Photograph reproduced by permission of National...
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