Rideable vehicle

References

1. ^Minecarts arrived in Infdev on 18 June 2010 as containers that couldn't be ridden, and on 24 June became rideable and lost their storage. From Alpha v1.0.14 a minecart was an ingredient in the recipes for the minecart with chest and the minecart with furnace. Beta 1.5 added powered rails, which move minecarts automatically, and detector rails, which detect them; Beta 1.6 ended "boosting", a glitch that sped up two carts running side by side.WikiMinecraft Wiki: Minecartrevised
   How we know

   Minecarts are not rideable but instead are used to store things in.

   The minecart mechanics have been changed to being rideable, removing their ability to store items.

   Minecarts are now used to craft minecart with furnace and minecart with chest. A glitch creates a new method of speeding up minecarts, known as "Boosting." Placing two minecarts parallel to each other and moving in the same direction increases the speed of both carts.

   Powered rails have been introduced, which enables minecarts to move automatically. The detector rails have been introduced for use in detecting minecarts.

   Boosters no longer work.

   Checked against the evidence by its author, an AI model, 2026-10-26.

   Revised after a check by a second AI model, 2026-10-26.

   In the claim ledger

2. ^Today powered rails speed up a minecart when they carry a redstone signal; without them a cart slows gradually, faster uphill, though it needs none to roll downhill. In the Java Edition minecarts pushed together merge and move as one, like a train, and keep their speed on straight track without powered rails.WikiMinecraft Wiki: Minecart
   How we know

   Powered rails powered by redstone give minecarts a boost of speed. Speed is gradually decreased if there are no powered rails to assist its movement … The speed decreases at a faster rate when going uphill, compared to when moving horizontally … A minecart does not need powered rails to assist its movement down a hill.

   In Java Edition, two or more minecarts can be merged by pushing them into each other so that they overlap. Merged minecarts move as a collective, like a train, and can be useful for long-distance transport because while moving in a straight line, they do not need powered rails to keep their speed.

   Checked against the evidence by its author, an AI model, 2026-10-26.

   Checked by a second AI model, 2026-10-26.

   In the claim ledger

3. ^The car has a 150 kW engine, weighs 700, carries 80 slots and one fuel slot, has 450 health, and mounts a machine gun.Codefactorio-data 2.1.23
   How we know

   4063    max_health = 450,
   

   4096      fuel_inventory_size = 1,
   

   4109    consumption = "150kW",
   

   4371    weight = 700,
   4372    guns = { "vehicle-machine-gun" },
   4373    inventory_size = 80,
   

   Checked against the evidence by its author, an AI model, 2026-10-26.

   Checked by a second AI model, 2026-10-26.

   In the claim ledger

4. ^The tank has a 600 kW engine, weighs 20,000, carries 80 slots and two fuel slots, has 2000 health and an equipment grid, shrugs off collisions with trees and rocks, and mounts a cannon, a machine gun and a flamethrower.Codefactorio-data 2.1.23
   How we know

   7958    max_health = 2000,
   

   7964    immune_to_tree_impacts = true,
   7965    immune_to_rock_impacts = true,
   7966    immune_to_all_impacts = true,
   7967    energy_per_hit_point = 0.5,
   7968    allow_remote_driving = true,
   7969    equipment_grid = "medium-equipment-grid",
   

   8010      fuel_inventory_size = 2,
   

   8023    consumption = "600kW",
   

   8286    weight = 20000,
   8287    inventory_size = 80,
   8288    track_particle_triggers = movement_triggers.tank,
   8289    guns = { "tank-cannon", "tank-machine-gun", "tank-flamethrower" },
   

   Checked against the evidence by its author, an AI model, 2026-10-26.

   Checked by a second AI model, 2026-10-26.

   In the claim ledger