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The first feet were invented when humans began to exist. They were used to walk on and were extremely helpful.
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The first chariot was invented in Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C. Art from that period depicts sturdy carts pulled by oxen.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/chariot -
The first horse was ridden around 2000 B.C.E. Scientists determined this by genetic analysis and dating paintings and art of horses.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/archaeologists-find-evidence-that-horseback-riding-began-at-least-5000-years-ago -
The first horse-drawn carriage as people think of it today was riddden around 1350 in Hungary. It was pulled by large carthorses.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/carriage-vehicle -
The first electric cars were mini buggies created by innovators in Hungary, The Netherlands, and the U.S. They were small-scale and mostly experiments but they were relatively functional.
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La Jamais Contente was an electric French car which was made of very light materials. It was constructed before the Model T Ford. -
The first generally accessible car was produced in 1908, the Model T Ford. It was advertised as practical, affordable transportation for the average American.
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Henry-Ford/274380 -
The first hybrid car was the Toyota Prius, released in Japan in 1997. Toyota used a nickel metal hydride battery to accomplish this.
https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car -
The ThrustSCC was the only car to break the sound barrier in 1997. It was driven by RAF pilot Andy Green. The sonic boom caused sprinkler covers to fall off in the town of Gerlach nearby.
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The first hybrid car in the U.S. was the Honda Insight. It was released in the U.S. before the Toyota Prius, but the Prius was created earlier.
https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car -
This hasn't happened yet, but I know it will in the near future. A car that can fly, and can fly fast enough to beat some airplanes.