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
