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  2. Vehicle classification by propulsion system - Wikipedia

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    These vehicles are propelled by at least one electric motor. [1] [2] Good example is an electric locomotive that is drawing power directly from overhead wire or third rail. "Electric vehicle" is often cleverly interchanged with "Electrified vehicle" [3] which doesn't specify what kind of powertrain vehicle actually has. Electric vehicles do not ...

  3. Invalid carriage - Wikipedia

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    Class 1 comprises non-mechanically propelled vehicles, including wheelchairs and handcycles. Users of such vehicles are treated for most purposes in law as pedestrians. They are not subject to any speed limits. Class 2 comprises mechanically propelled vehicles such as motorized wheelchairs and mobility scooters, limited to 4 mph (6.4 km/h).

  4. Personal transporter - Wikipedia

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    That does not mean that personal transporter is legal. The Transport Department issued a 2015 statement that under the Road Traffic Ordinance, a personal transporter is classified as motor vehicle, since it is mechanically propelled. [57] Registration and licence is required before any motor vehicle is used on the roads, including private roads.

  5. Propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Armadillo Aerospace's quad rocket vehicle showing shock diamonds in the exhaust plume from its propulsion system. Propulsion is the generation of force by any combination of pushing or pulling to modify the translational motion of an object, which is typically a rigid body (or an articulated rigid body) but may also concern a fluid. [1]

  6. Motorized scooter - Wikipedia

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    Under existing road traffic legislation, the use of an e-scooter on public roads is not permitted. According to the Road Traffic Act 1961, all e-scooters are considered to be "mechanically propelled vehicles". Anyone using a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place must have insurance, road tax, and a driving license.

  7. Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum) [1] is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered transports (e.g. horse-drawn carriages/wagons, ox carts, dog sleds), motor vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility ...

  8. Human-powered land vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Professional cyclist Callum Scotson propelling a road bicycle. Human-powered land vehicles are land vehicles propelled over ground by human power, The main ways to support the weight of a human-powered land vehicle and its contents above the ground are rolling contact; sliding contact; intermittent contact; no contact at all as with anything carried; or some combination of the above. [1]

  9. Motor vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A motor vehicle, also known as a motorized vehicle, automotive vehicle, automobile, or road vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams), does not fly (such as airplanes or helicopters), does not float on water (such as boats or ships), and is used for the transportation ...