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According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028, "Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot of France built a three-wheeled steam-powered artillery carriage in 1769. This was probably the first automotive vehicle." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028, "Gasoline-driven automobiles were developed in Europe. Étienne Lenoir of France designed and built a practical gas engine in 1860. It ran on illuminating gas." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028, "Several experimental, electrically powered automobiles were built in Europe during the 1880s. William Morrison produced one of the first electric cars in the United States in 1891." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028, "In 1893 J. Frank and Charles E. Duryea produced the first successful gasoline-powered automobile in the United States." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028, "An improved version, driven by Frank Duryea, in 1895 won the first auto race in Chicago, Ill." This race was the first automobile race ever. -
"The first Model T Ford was made in 1908. More than 15 million were to be sold in the next 20 years." https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028#197047-toc -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028#197047-toc "An armored automobile was made for the German army during World War I (1914–18)." -
According to https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-17/beetle-overtakes-model-t-as-worlds-best-selling-car, "On February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle comes off the assembly line, breaking a world car production record held for more than four decades by the Ford Motor Company’s iconic Model T, which was in production from 1908 to 1927." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028#197047-toc "Window defrosters became available in 1936 and automatic transmissions in 1937." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028#197047-toc "The development of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the late 20th century allowed for safety changes in the 21st century." -
According to https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/automobile/273028#197047-toc "By the early 21st century, the automobile industry in the United States was spending $18 billion or more each year on research and development of future products."