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The First Appearance
Leonardo Da Vinci had the first appearance with the Automobile in 1478. He sketched out a cart with no seats and is the car is more like a self-propelled cart. Leonardo never made the automobile, it was only a mere thought. -
Self-Propelled Tractor
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the self-propelled tractor that the French Army used, it was built with three wheels and travelled at a speed of 2.5 miles per hour. -
U.S Patent
An American Oliver Evans, had received the first US Patent for a steam powered land vehicle. -
Steam Powered Road Carriage
Richard Trevithick, an inventor, built the first steam-powered road carriage. The road carriage was designed to be used on roads, not rail roads. -
First Combustion Engine
Francois Isaac de Rivaz created the first combustion engine and designed a car that fit the engine, but the engine failed. -
Internal Combustion Engine
Samuel Brown invents a different internal combustion engine with working cylinders separated from the combustion and is used to power a vehicle. -
The Electric Carriage
Robert Anderson from Scotland designs and builds the first electric carriage, powered by non-rechargeable power cells. -
Commercially Successful Horseless Carriage
Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir was the inventor of the first commerically successful "horseless carriage" -
New and Improved Internal Combustion Engine
Nikolaus August Otto from Germany improves the internal combustion engine by designing the engine to burn fuel in the piston chamber. -
Gasoline powered Internal Combustion Engine
Julius Hock from Vienna designs and build the first internal combustion engine that has the ability to run on gasoline. -
Four Cycle Internal Combustion Internal Engine
Otto builds the first four-cycle internal combustion engine, this is the prototype for modern car engine. -
First Patent Automobile
George Baldwin files the first US Patent for an automobile, this was similar to a carriage with an internal combustion engine. -
A True Automobile
Karl Benz from Germany builds the first Automobile powered only by gasoline. -
Ford Automobile
Henry Ford builds his first Automobile. -
Cannstatt-Daimler
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach invented the first four-wheeled automobile that was powered by a four-stroke engine. -
First American Car Manufacturing
Frank and Charles Duryea start the first American car manufacturing business in Springfield, Massachusetts called "Motor Wagons". -
The Steering Wheel
The first steering wheel was invented by Alfred Vacheron from France to replace a steering tiller. -
The Jeep
In 1940 the first Jeep was invented, it was an all-purpose vehicle and was actually meant to be used by the U.S Militay. -
Seatbelts
In Wisconsin, seatbelts are requires in automobiles by law. -
Airbags
Airbags are now introduced and are being regarded as a safety opinion. -
Electric Automobiles are Re-Introduced
The Electric Automobiles are brought back into the picture because of global climate change. -
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Today
Due to global climate issues, cars are designed to use less gasoline and run on electricity.
