19 Bizarre and Interesting FactsAbout Cars
1. A woman named Mary Anderson invented windshield wipers in 1905
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2. The first electric powered vehicle was created in 1832 by Robert Anderson
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3. The inventor of Cruise Control was blind
4. The best-selling car of all time is the Toyota Corolla
5. 95% of a car’s lifetime is spent parked
6. It is a criminal offence to drive a dirty car obscuring your licence plate
7. The average driver will spend approximately 99 days of their life stuck in traffic
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8. Over 80 million cars are produced every year
9. A modern Formula 1 car can drive upside down in a tunnel at 120mph
10. What is the world’s fastest car?
Currently, the world’s fastest petrol/internal combustion engine powered car is the Koenigsegg Gemera, hitting speeds of up to 248 miles per hour (399.12 km/h) and can reach 0 to 60km/h in 1.9 seconds.
The fastest electric vehicle is the 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid which can reach to a speed of 60mp/h (100km/h) in 1.99 seconds and reach a peak speed of 200 miles per hour (321.87 km/h).
11. The largest recorded speeding fine ever produced was £180,000 (S$294,601)
12. The world’s first speeding ticket was given in 1902 for driving at 13 km/h
13. It would take approximately 6 months to get to the Moon by car
14. Cars are made up of approximately 30,000 parts
15. The world record for the highest vehicle mileage is 3,039,122 miles
16. Dubai has the world's fastest police cars
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17. It is illegal to slam a car door in Switzerland after 10pm.
18. The world’s most popular car colour is white
19. In the United States, a car is stolen every 45 seconds!
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