
Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles.
:''This article is about the means of transport. For other uses see
Vehicle (disambiguation)''.
'Vehicles' are non-living
means of transport. They are most often man-made (e.g.
bicycles,
cars,
motorcycles,
trains,
ships, and
aircraft), although some other means of
transport which are not made by man can also be called vehicles; examples include
icebergs and floating tree trunks.
Vehicles may be propelled by
animals,
e.g. a
chariot or an
ox-cart. However, animals on their own, though used as a means of transport, are not called vehicles. This includes humans carrying another human, for example a child or a disabled person.
Vehicles that do not travel on land are often called
crafts, such as
watercraft,
sailcraft,
aircraft,
hovercraft and
spacecraft
Most
land vehicles have
wheels. Please see the
wheel article for examples of vehicles with and without wheels.
Movement without the
help of a vehicle or an animal is called
locomotion. The word ''vehicle'' itself comes from the Latin ''vehiculum''.
Bicycle
::''see
Bicycles (see also
Vehicular Cycling)''
::''see main article
History of the bicycle''
Tricycle
::''see
Tricycle''
Quadricycle
::''see
Quadricycle''
Electric road carriages
::''see
electric vehicle
::''see
history of the electric vehicle
Steam road carriage
::''see
steam car
Steam tricycle
:''See
steam tricycle''
At the other end of the scale much lighter steam vehicles where being constructed such as the steam tricycle from the Comte de Dion in 1887.
Petroleum (gasoline / diesel) motor-carriages
:''See
motor-carriage''
:''See
Ford's model T''
:''See
Automobile''
Road trains
A
road train consists of a conventional heavy
truck pulling three trailers or more, used in rural areas of
Australia to move bulky loads such as livestock efficiently.
The motorcycle
:''See
Motorcycle''
:''See
Gottlieb Daimler
Mechanical rail-vehicles
:''see
Trains''
:''see
Trams''
Mechanical water vehicles
:''see
Boats''
:''see
Ships''
Mechanical under-water vehicles
:''see
submarines''
:''see
submersibles''
:''see
diving bells''
:''see
diving chambers''
Mechanical air vehicles
:''see
aircraft''
:''
Mechanical snow vehicles
:''see
snowmobile''
Types of vehicles
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Auto rickshaws
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Bicycles
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Buses
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Cars
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Coaches
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Vans
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Types of vehicles
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Acronyms and abbreviations
See also
: ''Main:
List of basic vehicle topics''
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Automobile
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Vehicular communication systems
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Highway Code
External links
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Green Vehicle Guide
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Automotive Technology
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Vehicle Information
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Strangest Vehicles In The World