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  Karl Benz is the first person to make a petrol powered automobile.
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  Ferdinand Porsche invents the first Lohne-Porsche Mixte Hybrid.
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  Henry Ford produced the model t engine, which has 20 horse power and 4 cylinders.
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  Ferdinand Porsche designed this engine to appeal to a wider audience.
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  The Gutbrod Superior and the Goliath GP 700 E coupe hit the market.
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  Eugene Houdry invents the oxidation catalytic engine as a solution to smog as it was a problem at the time