Evolution of Cars

By Ethan, Josh, Noah, and Austin.

Nicholas Joseph Cugnot

Built first self propeled car

It went up to 2 miles per hour

First one crashed into a brick wall

First ran in 1769

Made in France

Karl Benz

He invented his first car in 1888

He designed it in 1885

Benz invented the first motorbike

His wife test drove his first model

Invented the first gas powered car

Invented in Germany

Henry Ford

Improved the assembly line for the automobile

Made cheap automobiles

Made Ford Motor Company in dearborn michigan in June, 16, 1903

Created the Model T

Car Additions

1914 car bodies are made out of steel

1920's Radios are installed into cars

1939 Air condition is added

1940 Jeeps are designed for military purposes only

1950's Cruise control developed

1970's air bags become standard

Gasoline cars

Most cars are now gasoline powered

In 2010 gas powered cars went to 1 billion from 500 million originaly set in 1983

Gas engines started being used in 1980 in America

Gas powered engine made by Karl Benz

Electric Cars

Gas prces have gone up, so a lot of people have switched to electric cars.

They cut down on pollution

133,000 electric cars have been manufactered since 2008.

$2.4 billion has been given from the government to support next generation cars.

In the future...

All cars are electric

50 miles per gallon

Car never break down

Cars don't make as much noise

Self driving and self-parking cars