Who do you think built the first car? You probably said “Henry Ford” Cars are important because of it’s many uses Cars are cool because some cars can reach speeds up to 267 mph.

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first full scale vehicle in 1769 called the Steamer His inventions stopped because the cars couldn't maintain steam pressure In 1801, Richard Trevithick introduced the Puffing Devil, road locomotive Believed by many to be the first steam powered vehicle In 1881, Gustave Trouve built the first electric car in Paris, France

In 1879,Karl Benz was granted a patent for his first engine His first car he built was called the Motorwagen and was built in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany He was granted another patent for his invention Benz’s cars were sold by Emile Roger, Benz’s agent

In 1896, Benz designed and built the first Internal combustion flat engine called the Boxer motor Soon Benz and others were making four- wheeled cars.

Modern gasoline cars roam the street and cause air pollution They made cars that don’t use gasoline Plug-in Hybrids that uses a special charger to charge the cars special batteries Solar power cars use the sun’s energy to power the motor Stores the sun’s energy to work at night

Cars are important because of its many uses to life Cars are cool because some cars can reach speeds up to 267 mph. Now when someone asks who built the first car you say “Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot.” If you want to be a mechanic or a car manufacturer you have to know your facts about cars to get the job.

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