Cars By: Kendall Reid

Table of Contents

History of CarsKarl Benz Future of Cars

INTRODUCTION

• 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.

HISTORY OF CARS

• 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

KARL BENZ

• 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

KARL BENZ

• 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.

Motorwagen

FUTURE OF 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

PICTURES OF CARSBugatti Veyron Super Sport

Plug-In HybridFord Fusion

Tesla Roadster Solar Power Car

CONCLUSION

• 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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