Automobile

Automobile
AUTOMOBILE:An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. The term motorcar has also been used in the context of electrified rail systems to denote a car which functions as a small locomotive but also provides space for passengers and baggage. These locomotive cars were often used on suburban routes by both interurban and intercity railroad systems. It was estimated in 2010 that the number of automobiles had risen to over 1 billion vehicles, with 500 million reached in 1986. The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China and India. Etymology The word automobile comes, via the French automobile from the Ancient Greek word αὐτός (autós, "self") and the Latin mobilis ("movable"); meaning a vehicle that moves itself. The loanword was first adopted in English by The New York Times in 1899. The alternative name car is believed to originate from the Latin word carrus or carrum ("wheeled vehicle"), or the Middle English word carre("cart") (from Old North French), in turn these are said to have originated from the Gaulish wordkarros (a Gallic Chariot).                                                       Benz "Velo" model (1894) –entered into anearly automobile race as a motocycle
Classification	Vehicle
Industry	Various
Application	Transportation
Fuel source	Gasoline, Diesel, Electric,Hydrogen, Solar energy
Powered	Yes
Self-propelled	Yes
Wheels	3–4
Axles	1–2
Inventor	Ferdinand Verbiest                                                                  A photograph of the original Benz Patent-Motorwagen,                               first built in 1885 and awarded the patent for the concept Ford Model T, 1927, regarded as the first affordable American automobile The Nissan Leaf is an all-electric carlaunched in December 2010 A robotic Volkswagen Passat shown atStanford University is a driverless car