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The first self propelled road vehicle (military tractor) was for the French army: three wheeled, 2.5 mph. It was invented in France by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot.
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Car development
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The first electric powered car was invented in Scotland by Robert Anderson.
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First true automobile. Gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine: three wheeled, Four cycle, engine and chassis form a single unit. this was invented in Germany by Karl Benz
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First four wheeled, four-stroke engine- known as the "Cannstatt-Daimler." Also was invented in Germany but by Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach.
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First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. The Duryea brothers set up first American car manufacturing company. This was invented in the United States by Charles Edgar Duryea and his brother Frank
