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Possibly one of the most useful and yet also the most problematic of modern inventions, the creation of the car. Occurred over a period of years. The first self- propelled car was built by Nicolas Cugnot in 1769. Powered by a steam engine, it could attain speeds of up to 4 miles (6 kilometers) per hour. In 1771 Cugnot suffered the world’s first car accident when he drove another speedier, steam-driven vehicle into the wall.
Blast from the past-
1400s-Italian inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci considers the idea of a self propelled vehicle.
1885-German Karl Benz builds the first car with an internal combustion engine.
1886-German engineers Gottlieb Daimler builds the first four wheeled car.
1895-The French Michelin brothers produced the first …show more content…
In 1921, 50.4% of all the cars made in the world were model-T-Fords, making the car nicknamed the “Tin Lizzie”, the most popular ever built.
More Toyota Corollas were sold than any other type of car. The Corolla began production in 1966 and is still being built today, with more than 31 million cars were sold so far.
The corolla has substantially changed over the years, whereas the 21,529,464 Volkswagen Beetles sold between 1983 and 2003 all had the same basic design, making it the true winner.
Jam Facts-
a) The average commuter spends 46 hours in a year in jams.
b) The longest traffic jam ever was 176 km (109 miles). Stretching from Lyon to Paris, France on 16th February 1980.
c) In Athens, Greece, only cars with odd numbered licence plates can drive in the city on odd-numbered days and vice versa on the even numbered …show more content…
An English law of 1878 said that power vehicles could only travel at walking places, and had to have a man walking in front of them carrying a red flag to warn pedestrians and horse traffic ahead. fortunately the law was repealed in 1896, or the traffic jams could be horrendous.
Can a car run on Chocolate?
It may sound ridiculous, but it's true. in 2007, two British Environmentalists drove a car 7,200 km (4,500 miles) from Britain to Timbuktu in Mali, Africa, powered by 4,000 kg (8,800 lbs) of chocolate converted into biofuel.
Some Mad motors!
The jeep Hurricane has a steering system that allows all four wheels to move in different directions.
The Commuter Cars Tango is so narrow it can fit sideways into a parking space it can carry two people.
The Gibbs Aquada is a car that can float. It travels at 160kph (100mph) on land and 50kph (30mph) on water.
The Rinspeed SQuba is a convertible car that can move under water like a submarine.
In The World-
Most popular car color in the world is Silver.
The most expensive car in the world is Bugatti Veyron 16.4 produced by Volkswagen. It costs about US$1.4 million.
The cheapest car in the world is the Nano made by Indian car manufacturer Tata it costs just
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