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Just 1 in every 9,500 Americans owned an automobile. 40%
were steam powered; 38% were electric; and just 22% were
powered by gasoline burnt in an internal combustion engine.
There were 13,824 automobiles on the road in the U.S.
when the year ended.
Worldwide, fewer than 10,000 cars were produced.
A total of 4192 automobiles are produced in
America this year.
Seven cars (40 auto companies exhibit
products) at the first auto show in New York are
steam-powered.
The Auburn, Peerless &
White Steamers makes
appear.
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