The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV)

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Vehicles are non-living means of transportation. They are most often man-made (e.g. bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, and aircraft), although some other means of transportation which are not made by man can also be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks. Image File history File linksMetadata Trikke_HPV.JPG‎ Summary Adam Hunt, Claudio Pagan Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Trikke_HPV.JPG‎ Summary Adam Hunt, Claudio Pagan Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Trikke works by shifting body weight. ... There are several contexts in which the term vehicle is used in politics: // Personalist A vehicle is a political party whose success largely hinges on the popularity and public image of its leader, and may even be perceived as synonymous with the leader. ... Vehicle is a Dutch post-rock band formed in 2003. ... Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... An iceberg (a partial loan translation, probably from Dutch ijsberg (literally: mountain of ice),[1] cognate to German Eisberg) is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. ...

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 transportation, are not called vehicles. This includes humans carrying another human, for example a child or a disabled person. Hittite chariot (drawing of an Egyptian relief) Approximate historical map of the spread of the chariot, 2000 –500 BC. A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. ...

Most land vehicles have wheels. Please see the wheel article for examples of vehicles with and without wheels. A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. ... A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. ...

Movement without the help of a vehicle or an animal is called locomotion. The word vehicle itself comes from the Latin vehiculum. In a general sense, locomotion simply means active movement or travel, applying not just to biological individuals. ...

Mechanical Road-Vehicles

Bicycle

see Bicycles (see also Vehicular Cycling)

see main article History of the bicycle

This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Vehicular Cycling (VC) is the practice of driving bicycles on public roads in a manner which is visible, predictable, and in accordance with the rules of the road for operating a vehicle. ... Two-wheeled devices for human transport that require balancing have a long history, with the earliest confirmed example dating to the early 19th century, although the term bicycle was coined in France in the 1860s. ...

Tricycle

see Tricycle

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Electric Road Carriages

see electric vehicle

see history of the electric vehicle

General Motors EV1 // An electric vehicle, or EV, is a vehicle with one or more electric motors for vehicle propulsion. ... Electric vehicles were invented in the mid-1800s and held the vehicular land speed record until around 1900. ...

Steam Road Carriage

After the period of the steam road coach ended by 1840, interest in mechanical road transport then lapsed, and it was many years before any serious attempts where made to develop further the use of steam power on ordinary roads. The steam driven locomotive from this epoch no doubt influenced them, and convinced them that steam-driven private carriages were feasible.

Thomas Rickett of Buckingham

Hence, in 1858, Thomas Rickett of Buckingham built the first of several steam carriages. Instead of looking like a carriage it resembled a small locomotive. It consisted of a steam-engine mounted on three wheels; two large driven rear-wheels and one smaller front wheel by which the vehicle was steered. The whole was driven by a chain drive and a maximum speed of twelve miles per hour was reached. The weight of the machine was 1.5 tonnes and somewhat lighter than Rickett's steam carriage. Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire approximately 10 miles from the border with Northamptonshire. ... Roller chain and sprocket Mack AC delivery truck at the Petersen Automotive Museum with chain drive visible Chain drive was a popular power transmission system from the earliest days of the automobile. ...

Two years later, in 1860, Rickett built a similar but heavier vehicle. This model incorporated spur-gear drive instead of chain. In his final design, resembling a railway locomotive, the cylinders were coupled directly outside the cranks of the driving-axle. A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space within which a piston travels. ... A person who holds strong, unorthodox opinions is sometimes called a crank. ...

H.P. Holt

H.P. Holt constructed a small road-steamer in 1866. Able to reach a speed of twenty miles per hour on level roads, it had a vertical boiler at the rear and two separate twin cylinder engines, each of which drove one rear wheel by means of a chain and sprocket wheels. Roller chain and sprocket Mack AC delivery truck at the Petersen Automotive Museum with chain drive visible Chain drive was a popular power transmission system from the earliest days of the automobile. ...

Catley and Ayres of York

In 1869, a small three wheeled vehicle propelled by a horizontal twin cylinder engine which drove the rear axle by spur-gearing; only one rear wheel was driven, the other turning freely on the axle. A vertical fire-tube boiler was mounted at the rear with a polished copper casing over the fire box and chimney; the boiler was enclosed in a mahogany casing. The front wheel was used for steering and the weight was only 19 cwt. A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ...

J.H. Knight of Farnham

1868 - 1870, John Henry Knight of Farnham built a four wheeled steam carriage which originally only had a single-cylinder engine. Britains first convicted speeder in action! John Henry Knight from Farnham was the first person to be convicted of speeding in the UK after he built Britain’s first petrol-powered motor vehicle in 1895. ... Farnham on the map of United Kingdom Farnham is a small town (pop. ...

R.W. Thomson of Aberdeen

1871, The road-steamer of R.W. Thomson of Aberdeen became famous because of wheels were shod with heavy solid rubber tyres. For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...

Charles Randolph of Glasgow

1872, a steam-coach by Charles Randolph of Glasgow was 15 feet in length, weighed four and a half tons, but had a maximum speed of only 6 miles per hour; somewhat underpowered. Two vertical twin-cylinder engines where independent of one another and each drove one of the rear wheels by spur-gearing. The entire vehicle was enclosed and fitted with windows all around , carried six people, and even had two driving-mirrors for observing traffic approaching from behind; the earlier recorded instance of such a device. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

R. Neville Grenville of Glastonbury

In 1875, R. Neville Grenville of Glastonbury constructed a 3 wheeled steam vehicle and is still in existence. It traveled a maximum of 15 miles per hour. This vehicle is preserved in the Bristol city museum. Statistics Population: 8,800 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST501390 Administration District: Mendip Shire county: Somerset Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Police Ambulance service: South Western Post office and telephone Post... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...

Amedée Bollée of Le Mans

In 1880, Amedée Bollé of Le Mans built a steam-coach. It display an interesting modern lay-out which closely resemble that of much later motor cars. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... Car redirects here. ...

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. Cugnots Steam Wagon, from a 19th century engraving A Steam tricycle is a steam-driven three-wheeled vehicle. ...

Petroleum (gasoline) Motor-Carriages

See motor-carriage

See Ford's model T

See Automobile

1908 Ford Model T advertisement The Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Fords Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1928. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Road trains

A road train is a truck design used in remote areas of Australia to move bulky loads efficiently. A tanker road train. ...

The Motor Cycle

See Motorcycle

See Gottlieb Daimler

The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834, Schorndorf; March 6, 1900, Cannstatt, Stuttgart) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist from Germany. ...

Mechanical Rail-Vehicles

see Trains

see Trams

For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ...

Mechanical water vehicles

see Boats

see Ships

Some pleasure craft boats in a harbor in Miami Beach, Florida. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. ...

Mechanical under-water vehicles

see submarines

German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ...

Mechanical air vehicles

see aircraft

Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ...

Mechanical snow vehicles

see snowcraft

Types of vehicles

• Auto rickshaws

• Buses
• Cars
• Coaches
• Vans
• More...

Passengers and drivers meet at this auto rickshaw stand in Chennai. ... An early motorized bus - a Benz truck modified by Netphener company (1895) A bus is a large automobile intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... A van is a vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. ...

Acronyms and abbreviations

Main article: Vehicle acronyms and abbreviations

A4: 4-speed automatic transmission A5: 5-speed automatic transmission A6: 6-speed automatic transmission CAB 1493: California Assembly Bill 1493 AdvHEV: Advanced hybrid ARB and CARB: California Air Resources Board AMT: Automated Manual Transmission CCP: Coupled cam phasing CH4: Methane CNG: Compressed natural gas CO2: Carbon dioxide CVVL: Continuous...

See also

Automobile Portal

• Vehicular communication systems

Image File history File links Portal. ... Vehicular Communication Systems are systems that allow motorists to communicate freely and safely with others while driving. ...

External links

• Green Vehicle Guide
• Vehicle Information