Development of the automotive industry

Imagine for a second you were transposed into the karmic-driven world of Earl. There is a long story behind the cars you see today.

What map would pop up in your mind if you imagined the world's first car? Maybe a car made of tree branches, with wheels made of stone? Or a very thin buggy. There is a considerable amount of time between the early cars and today's cars, but in hindsight, most things are the same.

Early steam and electric vehicles

You may be surprised to learn that the concept of electric vehicles is not new but the fact that early vehicles used to run on steam and electricity. These vehicles continued to be used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The first vehicles were powered by steam. Initially, however, this source of energy was used for years only to run trains. Steam engines for small cars were made in the 1870s. But small steam-powered cars took a long time to start, and they could not go very far.

On the other hand, electric buggies were made at the beginning of the 19th century. Decades later, however, inventors in England and France created cars that were very similar to today's cars. In 1890, William Morrison built the first electric car in the United States. The car was moving at a speed of 14 miles per hour and could carry a load of six people. In just ten years, one-third of all vehicles in the United States were electric.

By this time, gas-powered vehicles were also being built. Meanwhile, in 1898, Ferdinand Porsche carried out a revolutionary work. He created the first hybrid car powered by electricity and gas. This was the concept behind the hybrid vehicles that were built almost a hundred years later.

Gas-powered vehicles everywhere 

the first gas-powered vehicle was invented by Call Benz in 1885. It was patented in 1886. Benz's first three-wheeled vehicle had two occupants. The creation of four-wheeled gas-powered vehicles began in 1891. Gas-powered vehicles are considered a revolution and a new chapter in the automobile industry.

Early vehicles did not have windscreens, doors and indicators, or even round steering wheels. However, Carl Benz's cars became the norm for modern cars, and later most carmakers used Carl Benz's model.

The status of the car industry The mass production of central vehicles began and this industry became an important place in the economy. At the same time, cars have taken on new heights of innovation. The vehicles were fitted with seat belts, speedometers, windshields, and rearview mirrors. You would be surprised to know that the first indicator was used in cars in 1939. Even before that, air conditioners and even electric windows were being used. After that, the cars became fancy one after another.

Power steering was first introduced in 1951, cruise control in 1957, three-point seat belts in 1959, and heated seats in 1966. Passenger airbags were first introduced in 1973, while in 1998 airbags were made mandatory for any vehicle on the road in the United States. Features such as keyless door opener, electric door, windows, sunroof, and city de player began to be widely used in the 1980s and 1990s.

Electric vehicles once again in the face of climate change and rising ground temperatures, the car industry are once again turning to electric vehicles at an unusually fast pace. However, compared to the early cars, all the fancy accessories in modern electric vehicles are still in place, but they are increasing in many ways. Automated vehicles, computerized dashboards, state-of-the-art navigation systems and brand-new features are now part of modern vehicles, while special areas are being created for electric vehicles at high speed charging at petrol pumps.