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world's first vehicle to run on such an engine that used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen to generate energy. the design was not very successful, as was the case with the british inventor, samuel brown, and the american inventor, samuel morey, who produced vehicles powered by clumsy internal combustion engines
slowly than a man could walk, with breakdowns being frequent." lenoir, in his patent of , included the provision of a carburetor , so liquid fuel could be substituted for gas, particularly for mobile purposes in vehicles. lenoir is said to have tested liquid fuel, such as alcohol , in his stationary engines...
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