TYPES OF AUTOMOBILES

Automobiles can be classified with respect to different purpose which are as follows:

WITH RESPECT TO THE PURPOSE

• Passenger vehicles. Example: Car, Bus, Jeep, Scooter, Mopeds, Motor Cycle.

• Goods Carriers. Example: Trucks, Lorries.

WITH RESPECT TO THE FUEL USED

• Petrol Vehicles

• Diesel Vehicles

• Gas Vehicles

• Electric Vehicles

• Solar Vechicles

WITH RESPECT TO THE CAPACITY

• Heavy Transport vehicle or Heavy Motor vehicles. Example: Bus, Lorries, Tractors, Trucks.

• Light transport vehicle or light motor vehicles. Example: Car, Scooter, Mopeds, Motor cycles, Jeeps.

WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF WHEELS

• Two wheelers. Example: Scooters, Motor Cycles, Mopeds.

• Four wheelers. Example: Car, Jeep, Buses, Trucks.

• Three wheelers. Example: Auto, Tempos

• Six wheelers. Example: Heavy Trucks

WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDE OF DRIVE

• Single wheel drive vehicles

• Two wheel drive vehicles

• Four wheel drive vehicles

• Six wheel drive vehicles

WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDE OF DRIVE

• Left hand drive. Example: Most of the American, UAE vehicles

• Right hand drive. Example: Most of the Indian vehicles

WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSMISSION

• Conventional. Example: Most of Indian vehicles

• Semi-automatic. Example: Most of British vehicles

• Automatic. Examples: American vehicles

various names for the automobiles

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