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→‎History: 21st century European Union changes in emission regulations hurt the sales of Wankel-based rotary engines there, which tend to have a bit more fuel in their exhaust.
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There are 17,786 patents mentioning "rotary engine," dating back to 1840.
 
There are 17,786 patents mentioning "rotary engine," dating back to 1840.
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Mazda began making cars with the rotary engine around 1960, and American manufacturers considered using rotary engines around that time too.  Credit for the invention is often given to the German Felix Wankel, who supposedly obtain a patent earlier on his odd design in 1929 (presumably in Germany), but he did not build a prototype until 1957.<ref>
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Mazda began making cars with the rotary engine around 1960, and American manufacturers considered using rotary engines around that time too.  Credit for the invention is often given to the German Felix Wankel, who supposedly obtain a patent earlier on his odd design in 1929 (not in the United States), but he did not build a prototype until 1957.<ref>
 
https://www.wired.com/2007/08/dayintech-0813/</ref>  Wankel had no engineering education.
 
https://www.wired.com/2007/08/dayintech-0813/</ref>  Wankel had no engineering education.
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21st century [[European Union]] changes in emission regulations hurt the sales of Wankel-based rotary engines there, which tend to have a bit more fuel in their exhaust.
    
== Leftist opposition to the rotary engine ==
 
== Leftist opposition to the rotary engine ==
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