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jan 7, 1873 - Internal combustion engine

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Automobile and the Environment in American History: Energy Use and the Internal Combustion Engine. The first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1876. In 1886, Carl Benz began the first commercial production of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.

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jan 7, 1873
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~ 153 years ago

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