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← 1.2 Evolution of an automobile

The first petrol-engine car

Power Mechanics · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Karl Benz's 1886 petrol car used internal combustion: fuel burns inside the cylinder. Lighter and quicker to start than steam, it is the true beginning of the motor car.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Evolution of the automobile
  2. Early steam vehicles
  3. The first petrol-engine car
  4. Mass production of automobiles
  5. Safer, faster and cleaner cars
  6. Key trends in automobile development
  7. Innovation in automobile development
  8. Electric and hybrid vehicles
  9. Technology and the power mechanic
  10. Why automobile evolution matters