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Contents What is an automobile? The inventor of the automobile The early stages of the automobile (1 and 2) The Electric Cars Automobiles in the later stages Automobiles in quantity Quiz

What is an automobile? An automobile is a vehicle that can run on its own power or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people. An automobile typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people, instead of goods.

Inventors of the automobile The inventor of the automobile is Karl Benz. He designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. He started his car company, Mercedes-Benz in He is generally credited as the inventor of the automobile.

The early stages of the automobile (1) The first vehicle was designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot around It was designed for the French minister of war. Next came the attempts of various Englishmen, Murdoch, Watt, and Symington, until in 1802 Trevithick, assisted by Vivian, built a steam carriage which actually traveled at nine miles an hour. It was the disgraceful state of English roads which prevented Trevithick’s steam coach from becoming a practical success. But a little later, when roads began to improve, all sorts of people built steam automobiles.

The early stages of the automobile (2) Amedee Bollee, also a Frenchman, built and improved a 12-passenger steam car in But the steam engine proved impractical for a machine that was intended to challenge the speed of a horse- and-buggy. The invention of the practical automobile had to await the invention of a workable internal combustion engine.

The Electric Cars Steam engines were not the only engines used in early automobiles. Vehicles with electrical engines were also invented. Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland invented the first electric carriage. Electric cars used rechargeable batteries that powered a small electric motor. The vehicles were heavy, slow, expensive, and needed to stop for recharging frequently. Both steam and electric road vehicles were abandoned in favor of gas-powered vehicles.

Automobiles in the later stage The milestone vehicle was built in Germany in 1889 by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Powered by a 1.5 hp, two-cylinder gasoline engine, it had a four-speed transmission and traveled at 10 mph. Another German, Karl Benz, also built a gasoline-powered car the same year. The gasoline-powered automobile, or motor car, remained largely a curiosity for the rest of the nineteenth century, with only a handful being manufactured in Europe and the United States.

Automobiles in quantity The first automobile to be produced in quantity was the 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile it was built in the United States by Ransom E. Olds. Modern automobile mass production, and its use of the modern industrial assembly line, is credited to Henry Ford of Detroit, Michigan, who had built his first gasoline-powered car in Ford began producing his Model T in 1908, and by 1927, when it was discontinued, over 18 million had rolled off the assembly line.

Pictures of automobiles through the ages Driverless car 2011 car Mr Bean’s Car

Quiz In this quiz are 3 questions. The first question is for girls only, the second question is for boys only, and the last question is for everyone to answer. The person who answers each question correctly will get 1 Gobstopper. The person who answers the last question correctly will get 5 Gobstoppers. Good luck!

Question 1 Who designed the first car in 1771 for the French minister of war? (Girls only)

Answer Ford

Question 2 Which inventor built and improved 12-passenger steam car in 1873?  Ransom E. Olds  Amedee Bollee  Karl Benz (Boys only)

Answer Amedee Bollee

Question 3 Who created the first electric carriage? (Boys and girls) (person who answers correctly gets 5 gobstoppers)

Answer Robert Anderson

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