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He built the first ever steam-powered vehicle as toy for the Chinese emporer.
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Many vehicles were in vogue for a time, and over the next decades such innovations as hand brakes, multi-speed transmissions, and better steering developed. Some were commercially successful in providing mass transit, until a backlash against these large speedy vehicles resulted in the passage of the Locomotive Act (1865).
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The very first vehicle was powered by an internal combustion engine fueled by hydrogen.
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He built the first oil-fired steam car.
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This was the first vehicle that was powered by petrol or gasoline.
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It was ranked as the world's best selling plug-in electric vehicle in 2015. It was also named car of the century by Car and Driver.