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Car evolution
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The first gasoline engine prototype
created in 1885 by German inventor Gottlieb Daimler. -
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
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Ford establishment
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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
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First car radio
The first car radios were used by Chevrolet, they where very expensive and bulky -
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
The 260-D from Mercedes-Benz is the first passenger automobile to use diesel. -
Land speed record broken
John Cobb travels at a speed of 634 kph in a Railton Mobile Special. -
First seatbelt
Volvo Cars delivered the first ever vehicle with a standard three-point safety belt -
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
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.
431 km/h -
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
On September 13, 2014, Formula E launched -
The European Parliament has voted to set a 2035 deadline for zero-emissions cars
