First Car in India : Don’t even ask about the number of cars on the roads these days! It has reached crores, not thousands or lakhs! According to some reports, there are 30-35 cars for every 1000 people in India! That means almost every household has a car! But have you ever wondered when the first car was launched in India? And what was the name of the person who bought that car? And for how much rupees was that car bought? If not, then let us tell you today about India’s first car, and the first person to buy that car!
When did the first car come to India? In 1897, from France!
The first car came to India in the year 1897! Yes, in 1897! And this car was not made in India, but was imported from abroad. This car was launched by the French car manufacturing company De Dion-Bouton. This car became a sensation among the people at that time! People went crazy to see this car, there was a huge crowd all the time! Because this was India’s first car, and people had seen such a thing for the first time! Imagine, a car on the roads of India in 1897! It was no less than a dream!
Who bought India’s first car? Jamsetji Tata, or Mr. Foster?
Now let’s talk about the name of the person who bought India’s first car. The article mentions that Mr. Foster, who worked in Crompton Greaves Company, bought India’s first car. And after that Jamsetji Tata bought India’s first car, and he became the first person to buy a car in India. But, according to Google search results, the first car in India was bought in 1897 in Calcutta by a British citizen Mr. John Henry Bathwick, who was a businessman. Jamsetji Tata bought the second car in 1898. Therefore, the first person to buy a car in India was Mr. John Henry Bathwick, not Mr. Foster or Jamsetji Tata. The information about the name of the first person who bought the car is a little wrong in the article.
What did India’s first car run on? Petrol, diesel, or steam?
Nowadays, cars of different companies are running on the roads in India, and they are running on petrol, diesel, ethanol, CNG and now even electric. But none of these things were needed to run India’s first car! India’s first car ran on steam! Yes, steam! At that time petrol and diesel engines were not so common, and steam engines were the main technology. So it is absolutely true that India’s first car ran on steam!