What Constitutes a Motor Vehicle?

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A motor vehicle is defined as any vehicle equipped with a power unit that can operate independently on highways and urban roads to accomplish transportation tasks. According to national safety inspection standards for motor vehicles, they can be classified into the following types: Large Vehicles: Refers to any automobile with a total mass exceeding 4,500 kilograms, or a vehicle length ≥6 meters, or seating capacity ≥20 persons. Compact Vehicles: Refers to automobiles with a total mass ≤4,500 kilograms (inclusive), vehicle length <6 meters, or seating capacity <20 persons. Special-purpose Vehicles: Refers to vehicles equipped with specialized devices for specific purposes, including street sweepers, instrument trucks, postal vehicles, and truck cranes. Emergency Vehicles: Refers to vehicles designed for special emergency purposes, such as fire trucks, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, police cars, and accident investigation vehicles. Tramcars: Refers to rail-bound vehicles powered by electric motors with current collectors. Trolleybuses: Refers to rubber-tired or wheeled vehicles powered by electric motors with current collectors.