Nathaniel Brown History Of Cars

Definition Of A Car The definition of an automobile car is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor and transports passengers.

Timeline 1769 The 1st self-propelled car was built Nicolas Cugnot, a French military engineer developed a steam powered road-vehicle for the French army to haul heavy cannons. Using a steam engine fixed to a three-wheeled cart, Cugnot successfully converted the back-and-forth action of a steam piston into rotary motion. The truck reputedly reached walking speed and carried four tones. The army later abandoned his invention.

Timeline 1801 Britain’s steamed powered cars Richard Trevithick improved the design of steam engines, by making smaller and lighter with stronger boilers generating more power. In 1801, he put one of his new compact steam engines on wheels. His ‘road locomotive’ - known as the Puffing Devil – was the first horseless carriage to transport passengers. Innovations like hand brakes, gears, and steering improvements were developed in subsequent decades.

1903 Timeline Ford Motor company formed After fitting moving assembly lines to the factory in 1913, Ford became the world's biggest car manufacturer. By 1927, 15 million Model Ts had been manufactured. Workers on the production line assembled the car just in ninety-three minutes.

1965 Timeline Emissions regulations introduced Controls on harmful emissions initially introduced in California, the rest of the world soon followed suit. Safety devices also became mandatory – before this, manufacturers only included seat belts as optional extras.

Timeline 1973 Energy Crisis After the Arab oil Embargo beginning in October 1973, oil prices rocketed causing a world shortage. Though it was lifted a year later, the effect was explosive – especially in America, where huge gas-guzzling cars were the norm. Fuel economy was suddenly something to consider when buying a car.

Timeline 1978 Safe Stopping Distance Decreased The first antilock braking systems (ABS) were developed for automobiles by German manufacturers, Bosch. They first appeared in trucks and cars made by Mercedes-Benz. ABS brakes to allow the driver to maintain steering control and to shorten braking distances.

Timeline 1997 Car Manufactures Get Green Manufacturers have acknowledged that oil reserves will dry up in the future. They’re now developing engines that use more than one fuel source – hybrid engines. Honda and Toyota initially introduced their petrol/electric hybrids to the Japanese market, before releasing them in America and Europe in 2002.

What Would People Do If There Were NO Cars? Our forefathers did not have cars; instead, they walked as they worked, ran as they chased down dinner, and occasionally rode horses.

What Would People Do If There Were NO Cars? When bicycles were invented, people rode high-wheeled machines across miles of open prairie. More cycling and walking is a partial answer to the obesity problem.

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