Check out world's first car, bike, scooter, bicycle, and truck in one go
Aug 25, 2023
By: Harshith KnImportance of vehicles
Cars, bikes, scooters and trucks have become one of the most important parts of our lives. Every corner of the world uses a form of vehicle to transport people and goods. In this web story, let’s take a look at the world’s first car, bike, scooter, bicycle and truck.
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World's first car
World’s first car is Benz Patent Motor Car invented by Carl Benz in 1886. As seen in the picture the first car had three wheels and was powered by a 954cc single-cylinder engine which produced 0.75hp of power.
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World's first bike
The world’s first bike is widely considered as Daimler Reitwagen. The motorbike was invented in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler. The bike was powered by a single-cylinder engine which produced 0.5 horsepower at 600 rpm.
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World's first truck
The world’s first truck is the Daimler Motor-Lastwagen invented in 1896 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft and was designed by Gottlieb Daimler. The truck was powered by a 1.06-litre, two-cylinder engine which produced 4 hp of power.
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World's first scooter
The world’s first scooter is the Autoped. It was invented in 1915 and was powered by an air-cooled, 4-stroke engine and could reach speeds up to 50 kph. Image source: Oldbike
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World's first bicycle
The world’s first bi-cycle was called Swiftwalker and was invented by Karl von Drais in 1817. The bicycle was built on a wooden frame and had no pedals. Image source: Exploratorium
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