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The first ever steam powered vehicle
Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China, built the first steam-powered vehicle around 1672 as a toy for the Chinese Emperor. It was of small enough scale that it could not carry a driver but it was, quite possibly, the first working steam-powered vehicle (‘auto-mobile’). http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/127-years-of-modern-automobile-evolution/ -
The introduction of an automobile
To help with the French army,French military engineer Nicholas Cugnot created the first steam engined automobile capable of human transport. http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/127-years-of-modern-automobile-evolution/ -
The introduction of diesel engine
The invention of gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine was probably the most important invention in the car industry -
Carl Benz invents the first automobile
Carl Benz was the first to patent the idea of a petrol-fueled automobile. http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/127-years-of-modern-automobile-evolution/ -
FIRST CREAITON OF CARS IN THE U.S
In the United States, brothers Charles and Frank Duryea founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1893, becoming the first American automobile manufacturing company. http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/127-years-of-modern-automobile-evolution/ -
THE SPREAD OF THE AUTOMOBILE
By the start of the 20th century, the automobile industry was beginning to take off in Western Europe, especially in France, where 30,204 were produced in 1903, representing 48.8% of world automobile production that year. -
Invention of the first hybrid engine
Shaking up the market, Ferdinand Porsche invents the Lohne-Porsche Mixtec Hybrid - the first hybrid engine - at the age of 18.
Cars powered by electric power briefly appeared at the turn of the 20th century but largely disappeared from use until the turn of the 21st century. https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html -
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VINTAGE ERA
The vintage era lasted from the end of World War I (1919), through the Wall Street Crash at the end of 1929. During this period, the front-engined car came to dominate, with closed bodies and standardized controls becoming the norm. -
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MODERN ERA
Without considering the future of the car, the modern era has been one of increasing standardization, platform sharing, and computer-aided design.The modern era has also seen rapidly rising fuel efficiency and engine output,body styles and designs of vehicles have also changed in the modern era. -
FIRST TIME A CAR HITS 1000KM/H
As man seeks to go faster and faster on land, the rocket car "Blue Flame" tops 1000 km/h in Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/127-years-of-modern-automobile-evolution/ -
INVENTION OF THE 3-WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Rising concerns over air pollution and environmental degradation lead John J. Mooney and Carl D. Keith to develop and introduce the 3-way catalytic converter. It was seen as a sign that the hazards of modern technology could be kept under control. http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/142171/The-evolution-of-the-car/#vars!date=1880-04-10_20:54:49! -
Toyota makes its first car-Pirus
Toyota, seeking to make individual travel fit for the future, presents the Prius. It is the first mass production hybrid road car.
