2. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that
carries its own motor and transports
passengers.
Parts of modern cars:
All these parts are important for the car to run properly.
Spark Plug
Battery
Starter Motor
Firing Distributer
Plug Cable
Ignition Coil
3. 1769
Nicolas
Joseph Cugnot
invents the
very first self-
propelled road
vehicle.
1832 -
1839
Robert
Anderson
creates the
first electric
carriage.
1876
Nicolaus
August Otto
creates first
effective gas
motor engine.
1913-14
Henry Ford
created an
efficient
assembly line.
Cars easily
available to the
public.
1960-
1970
The first
gasoline/electri
c truck is
created by the
Boyertown
Auto Body
Works.
1990-
Automobile
companies
focus on a
more
environmental
approach.
1885
Karl Benz
creates
worlds first
practical
automobile.
4. 1796 1832-1839
Cugnot’s invention was
a military tractor run by a
steam engine.
It was used by the
French Army to haul
artillery at a whopping
speed of 2 1/2 mph on
only three wheels.
Had to stop every 10-15
min. to work up enough
power to move.
Robert Anderson’s electric
cars used rechargeable
batteries that powered a
small electric motor.
The vehicles were heavy,
slow, expensive, and
needed to stop for
recharging frequently.
Not a very effective form of
transportation.
5. 1876 1885
Nicolaus Otto built the first
practical four-stroke internal
combustion engine called
the "Otto Cycle Engine”.
His four-stoke engine that
was universally adopted for
all liquid-fueled
automobiles.
Effective and Efficient
Karl Benz was a German
mechanical engineer.
His automobile was
powered by the internal
combustion engine.
He was the first inventor
to integrate an internal
combustion engine with a
chassis.
6. 1913-1914 1960-1970
Henry Ford invented an
improved assembly line
and installed the first
conveyor belt-based
assembly line.
The assembly line
reduced production costs
for cars by reducing
assembly time.
Ford became the world’s
biggest car manufacturer
Hybrid vehicles were
created to reduce the
problems of exhaust
emissions from internal
combustion engines.
Hybrid vehicles become
more mainstream.
Used by companies in
transportation to reduce
spending.
7. Several legislative and regulatory actions in the United
States and worldwide have renewed electric vehicle
development efforts.
The “Big Three” are actively involved in electric vehicle
development through the Partnership for a New
Generation of Vehicles (PNGV).
Many actions have been taking to reduce the carbon
footprint of automobiles.
1990-
8.
9. Cars have become an integral part of
our lives today. We cannot live
without them, but this comes at a
price.
Our environment is continually being
affected adversely by CO2
emissions.
How long can this last?
10. 1. Raw materials are gathered.
2. Car is built in the assembly line.
3. Completed Car is taken to car
dealerships.
4. Consumer buys ,uses, and may repair
the car.
5. Car is stripped of parts and scrapped
11. Glass, steel, rubber, plastic,
copper, lithium, silicon and
aluminum are processed
and used to construct the
car.
Rubber is stripped from
previous tires and reused.
Other reusable parts are
broken down and reused in
a new car.
12. Cars are moved through
different stations in a line.
Parts are added
individually onto the car.
Faster way to meet
consumer’s needs
through quick and efficient
building.
Automated machines now
help in speeding along
production on the
assembly line.
13. Manufacturers ship out
cars to privately owned car
dealerships.
Dealerships sell the vehicle
for the manufacturer and
share the profits with them.
Some dealerships allow
buyers to trade in cars
which continue onto other
consumers or are
scrapped.
14. Consumer uses the car for
as long he/she sees it fit to
drive.
Based on mileage,
consumers may trade in a
car for a newer one. The
average car’s life is
around 7.6 years.
To increase the life of a
car, the consumer might
get parts repaired.
After the consumer no
longer needs the vehicle, it
is sold or scrapped.
15. Parts recycled will
include the alloy
wheels, rubber, plastics
and metals.
These parts/materials
will be sold on to
companies that can
reclaim the materials for
further use.
The waste of the car is
removed and all other
metal is melted down to
be removed.
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