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Depends on your definition of 'reliable'. The first street cars were horse-drawn and already pretty reliable. After the horse came electricity as the power source for street cars. Both sources were reliable most of the time: only horses might not work well in conditions like glazed frost or other extreme weather conditions; electricity will not be reliable in any situation that results in a power failure.
What else can I help you with?
What were the first cars powered by?
Gasoline or electric
What items are powered by solar panels?
lots like, street lamps, homes, cars etc.
What problems did the first gasoline powered car cause?
The desire for more gasoline powered cars!
What kind of cars were used in 1912?
There were gasoline powered cars, electric powered cars and steam powered cars available then.
Can cars be solar powered?
Yes. These types of cars are called Hybrid Cars. No, Hybrids are dual fueled cars, not solar. The surface area of an automobile would not allow for the collection of more then a few hundred watts of power. A solar powered car would not move more then a few feet each day if street legal. There are some toy cars made to drive cross country. They are too light and unsafe to be street legal. Solar powered cars are not a possible technology currently and will probably never be.
What is a hydro powered cars?
Cars powered by water
Will solar powered cars be made?
The first solar powered car was been back in 1981 and they have made solar powered cars ever since then. The most popular solar powered car and is also the fastsest is called the Sunswift IVy.
What powered the reliable street cars?
Depends on your definition of 'reliable'. The first street cars were horse-drawn and already pretty reliable. After the horse came electricity as the power source for street cars. Both sources were reliable most of the time: only horses might not work well in conditions like glazed frost or other extreme weather conditions; electricity will not be reliable in any situation that results in a power failure.
What is a solar powered cars?
Solar Powered Cars traditional are defined as cars which run on energy from the sun. They got their first recognition as a possible transportation method through the series of annual races across Australia.
Was the first road vehicle powered by petrol?
Road vehicles were powered by steam for over one hundred years before the first petrol powered vehicle was produced by Karl Benz in 1885. The electric car also predates the gasoline powered version by 4 years. Until after 1900, there were more steam and electric cars than petrol powered cars.
What are solar cars?
Solar powered cars are cars that are powered by the sun. when the sun is not out the car will not start, when the sun is out, it will start!
What is the difference between hybrid cars and normal cars?
First: How do you not know this? (sorry) Second: A hybrid car is a car powered by electricity, while a normal car is powered by gas. Hope this helps!
