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History of the Automobile

By Dylan Raphael
  • Nicolas-Joesph Cugnot invents the automobile

    Nicolas-Joesph Cugnot invents the automobile

    "Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full-scale, self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he created a steam-powered tricycle." Wikipedia
  • The engine of the car is invetnted

    The engine of the car is invetnted

    "In 1807, Nicéphore Niépce and his brother Claude created what was probably the world's first internal combustion engine (which they called a Pyréolophore)," Wikipedia
  • The modern car is invented

    The modern car is invented

    Karl Benz creates the modern car by getting a patent on a engine.
  • The first gas-powered car is built and tested.

    The first gas-powered car is built and tested.

    "In 1893, the first running, gasoline-powered American car was built and road-tested by the Duryea brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts.
  • The flat engine is created.

    The flat engine is created.

    Karl Benz creates the first flat engine.
  • Cars begin being mass-produced

    Cars begin being mass-produced

    Henry Ford creates the car "assembly line".
  • Electric cars start to be mass-produced

    Electric cars start to be mass-produced

    They are created to combat the ongoing environmental crisis