THE EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE

Evolution of the engine

Diesel engine

the diesel engine began to be a profitable engine, smaller

Turbo engine

Alfred Büchi patented a centrifugal compressor and a turbine

Internal combustion engine

Felix Wankel manufactured the first rotary piston engine

Carl Benz patented the first four-stroke gasoline engine

Steam engine

steam-powered vehicles began to be manufactured.

Evolution of Internal Combustion

Could reach a maximum speed of 16 km/h

Invention of the combustion engine

Karl Benz built the first practical car

FUTURE

Autonomus cars

Electric and hydrogen engines

Evolution of the tires

Tires

and low-fuel tires

off-road tires for SUVs and 4×4s

High-performance tires for sports vehicles

were important advances in the materials

Metal wheels

French tire company, Michelin, built the first disc wheels.

allowed greater strength and durability

Rubber wheels

John Boyd Dunlop invented the first tires equipped with an inner tube

Robert W. Thomson decited the first pneumatic tire.

discovered vulcanization

a process to improve the strength and plasticity of rubber.

First wheels

wooden or stone discs

Leather was added to make the trip more pleasant.

Energy Crisis and New Technologies

The oil crisis

Electric vehicles began to be developed

Fuel efficiency was improved

AUTOMOBILE

Importance

It is the transportation that is most used and the most comfortable.

Definition

It is a vehicle with a motor made to transport people or products