History of automobiles

By mrso5
  • The first car

    The first car

    According to school.eb.com, "Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot of France built a three-wheeled steam-powered artillery carriage in 1769. This was probably the first automotive vehicle."
  • The first gas-powered automobile

    The first gas-powered automobile

    According to school.eb.com, "Gasoline-driven automobiles were developed in Europe. Étienne Lenoir of France designed and built a practical gas engine in 1860. It ran on illuminating gas."
  • Electric automobiles hit the shelfs in the U.S.

    Electric automobiles hit the shelfs in the U.S.

    According to https://school.eb.com/, "Several experimental, electrically powered automobiles were built in Europe during the 1880s. William Morrison produced one of the first electric cars in the United States in 1891."
  • The automobile industry begins in the U.S.

    The automobile industry begins in the U.S.

    According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle, "In 1893 J. Frank and Charles E. Duryea produced the first successful gasoline-powered automobile in the United States."
  • The Duryea brothers improve and win

    The Duryea brothers improve and win

    According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle, "An improved version, driven by Frank Duryea, in 1895 won the first auto race in Chicago, Ill." This race was the first automobile race ever.
  • Beetle overtakes Model T as world’s best-selling car

    Beetle overtakes Model T as world’s best-selling car

    According to https://www.history.com/, "On February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle comes off the assembly line, breaking a world car production record held for more than four decades by the Ford Motor Company’s iconic Model T, which was in production from 1908 to 1927."