Who invented the first car to run on gasoline?
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Who actually invented the first car to run on gasoline? Who was often incorrectly said to have invented the first car to run on gasoline?
Siegfried Marcus
Karl Benz
History of the automobile
first car to run on gasoline
History of the automobile Car Flexible-fuel vehicle Natural gas vehicle Hybrid electric vehicle Timeline of alcohol fuel Alternative fuel vehicle Bi-fuel vehicle Flexible-fuel vehicles in the United States Gasoline direct injection
The early history of the automobile can be divided into a number of eras, based 
on the ... In 1808, Hayden Wischet designed the <b>first car</b> powered by the de Rivaz 
engine, ... In 1885, Karl Benz developed a <b>petrol</b> or <b>gasoline</b> powered automobile
. ... Richard Trevithick was <b>running</b> a full-sized <b>vehicle</b> on the roads in Camborne. A <b>car</b> (or automobile) is a wheeled motor <b>vehicle</b> used for transportation. Most 
definitions of <b>cars</b> say that they <b>run</b> primarily on roads, seat one to eight ... In 1893
, the <b>first running</b>, <b>gasoline</b>-powered American <b>car</b> was built and road-tested by 
the&nbsp;... A flexible-fuel <b>vehicle</b> (FFV) or dual-fuel <b>vehicle</b> is an alternative fuel <b>vehicle</b> with 
an internal ... Ethanol FFVs can <b>run</b> on pure <b>gasoline</b>, pure ethanol (E100) or any 
... <b>first</b> commercial hybrid electric <b>car</b> with flex-fuel engine capable of <b>running</b>&nbsp;... A natural <b>gas vehicle</b> (NGV) is an alternative fuel <b>vehicle</b> that uses compressed 
natural <b>gas</b> ... Existing <b>gasoline</b>-powered vehicles may be converted to <b>run</b> on 
CNG or LNG, and can be dedicated (<b>running</b> only on natural <b>gas</b>) or bi-fuel (
<b>running</b> on ... For the <b>first</b> time ever, a <b>car</b> powered by methane won an FIA world 
title. A hybrid electric <b>vehicle</b> (HEV) is a type of hybrid <b>vehicle</b> that combines a 
conventional internal ... If the engine is not used to drive the <b>car</b> directly, it can be 
geared to <b>run</b> at maximum efficiency, further improving fuel economy. ... 1998 
saw the Esparante GTR-Q9 became the <b>first Petrol</b>-Electric Hybrid to race at Le 
Mans,&nbsp;... Ethanol, an alcohol fuel, is an important fuel for the operation of internal 
combustion engines ... In 1826, Samuel Morey uses alcohol in the <b>first</b> American 
internal combustion engine prototype. ... The <b>car runs on gasoline</b>, but Ford is 
aware of experiments with ethanol in Germany, and subsequently backs the 
lifting of the U.S.&nbsp;... The Brazilian Fiat Siena Tetrafuel 1.4, the <b>first</b> multifuel <b>car</b> that <b>runs</b> as a flexible-
fuel on pure <b>gasoline</b>, or E25,&nbsp;... Bi-fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of <b>running</b> on two 
fuels. On internal combustion engines one fuel is <b>gasoline</b> or diesel, and the 
other ... Tetrafuel 1.4 is the first bi-fuel car that runs with natural gas (CNG) 
alternating&nbsp;... The fleet of flexible-fuel vehicles in the United States is the second largest in the 
world after ... The <b>first</b> commercial flexible fuel <b>vehicle</b> was the Ford Model T, 
produced from 1908 through 1927. ... The American E85 flex fuel <b>vehicle</b> was 
developed to <b>run</b> on any mixture of unleaded <b>gasoline</b> and ethanol, anywhere 
from 0% to&nbsp;... <b>Gasoline</b> direct injection (GDI), also known as <b>petrol</b> direct injection (PDI), is a 
mixture formation system for internal combustion engines that <b>run on gasoline</b> (
<b>petrol</b>), where fuel is injected into the combustion chamber. ... downsizing. Most 
direct-injected passenger <b>car petrol</b> engines use the homogeneous charge mode
.
Siegfried Marcus
History of the automobile