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American George Baldwin Selden invents a combined internal combustion engine with a carriage. It is never manufactured.
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Brothers Frank and Charles Edgar Duryea invent the first successful gas-powered car in the United States
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– The Duryea brothers start the first American car manufacturing company in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is called Motor Wagons.
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A steering wheel is designed to replace the steering tiller.
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Ford’s Model T production rockets from 7.5 cars per hour to 146 cars per hour, thanks to the utilization of the assembly line.
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The Interstate Highway Act creates a network of highways which connects all parts of the United States.
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Due to the rising cost of gasoline and impact of global climate change, zero-emission electric vehicles come back to auto showrooms. The first electric vehicles had been designed in the early 1800s.
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Many vehicle manufacturers begin to abandon once popular gas-guzzling SUVs for more efficient vehicles due to environmental concerns and the recession.
