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The typical automobile has an internal combustion engine and four wheels, and comes in configurations such as sedan, [station waggon]?, [sports coupe]?, van?, truck? and SUV. As an invention, this modern automobile is as old as the 20th century, even though early steam powered models exist. The large scale manufacturing of affordable automobiles was developed by Henry Ford in the 1910s.
The first automobiles were steam powered, followed by electric. Later on gasoline and diesel engines were implemented. The latest developments include a return to electric automobiles as well as solar powered automobiles, methane fueled, hydrogen fueled, hybrid gas-electric engines, fuel cell powered, etc.
Some well-known brands of automobiles (in alphabetic order) include: