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1876 |
Nicolaus August Otto invented
the gas motor engine in 1876 |
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1885 |
Gottlieb Daimler invented a gas
engine that allowed for a
revolution in car design. |
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1885 |
Karl
Benz builds the world's first
gasoline-powered vehicle. It has
a traveling speed of nine miles
per hour. |
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1891 |
America's first gasoline-powered
automobile was the 1891 Lambert
car invented by John W. Lambert. |
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1892 |
Gottlieb Daimler invents the
carburetor. Throughout the
decade, German and French
engineers take a leading role in
developing automotive
technology. |
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1895 |
A
diesel engine, which operates on
a petroleum fuel cheaper than
gasoline, is invented by German
engineer Rudolf Diesel. |
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1898 |
American motorcar production
reaches 1,000, up from 100 the
year before and 25 two years
ago. |
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1899 |
Mercedes Name used for the first
time. Named after the
daughter of Emil Jellinek, A
race car driver that worked with
Wilhelm Maybach from Daimler
Motoren Gesellschaft. |
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