Hippomobile
Lenoir Hippomobile
Lenoir gas engine, 1860
The Hippomobile is an automobile invented by Étienne Lenoir in 1863 which carried its own internal combustion engine. It was based on his 1860 invention, the Lenoir gas engine.
History
In 1863 the Hippomobile, powered by one cylinder internal combustion engine, made a test drive from Paris to Joinville-le-Pont, covering about eleven miles in less than three hours.[1][2]
See also
External links
- Engine Maturity, Efficiency, and Potential Improvements US Dept of Energy, Washington, page 7
References
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