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Car evolution

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    Car evolution

  • The first gasoline engine prototype

    The first gasoline engine prototype

    created in 1885 by German inventor Gottlieb Daimler.
  • First automobile invented

    First automobile invented

    The first automobile is built by German inventor Karl Benz and is known as the Benz Patent-Motorwagon.
  • electric car broke 100 kph

    electric car broke 100 kph

  • Ford establishment

    Ford establishment

  • Ford assembly line

    Ford assembly line

    Henry Ford used the idea of assembly line production to ensure that a reliable and economical automobile was made widely available in the 1910s. As a result, between its introduction in 1908 and discontinuance in 1927, the Model T sold 15 million copies and established the standard for automobile design.
  • First windsreens for a car

    First windsreens for a car

  • First car radio

    First car radio

    The first car radios were used by Chevrolet, they where very expensive and bulky
  • Flashing turn signals

    Flashing turn signals

    Buick made the turn signal standard on their vehicles, They were the first car company to do so
  • First disel passanger car

    First disel passanger car

    The 260-D from Mercedes-Benz is the first passenger automobile to use diesel.
  • Land speed record broken

    Land speed record broken

    John Cobb travels at a speed of 634 kph in a Railton Mobile Special.
  • First seatbelt

    First seatbelt

    Volvo Cars delivered the first ever vehicle with a standard three-point safety belt
  • Airbag

    Airbag

    Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac vehicles from GM were equipped with the first air bags, demonstrating the industry's renewed commitment to consumer safety.
  • Land speed broken again

    Land speed broken again

    The Thrust SSC (Super Sonic Car) broke the land speed record by traveling at 1228 kph.
  • The Bugatti Veyron outperforms all other production cars in terms of speed.

    The Bugatti Veyron outperforms all other production cars in terms of speed.

    431 km/h
  • Tesla Motors releases Tesla roadster

    Tesla Motors releases Tesla roadster

    It achieved an astonishing 245 miles (394 km) on a single charge, a range unprecedented for a production electric car
  • Electric formula 1

    Electric formula 1

    On September 13, 2014, Formula E launched 
  • The European Parliament has voted to set a 2035 deadline for zero-emissions cars

    The European Parliament has voted to set a 2035 deadline for zero-emissions cars