How Has The Automobile Changed The World

The Automobile has changed the world in a huge way since the early 20th century. The automobile has done some obvious things, like help transport people to their jobs, or help move goods cross country, but it has also had many other huge impacts on the world. The automobile has impacted many different aspects of the world, and specifically America. The automobile has greatly changed since the early 20th century, in design, technology, and ability. Since the early 20th century, the automobile has impacted the world by city development , the economy, and by the environment, safety, and American culture.

In the Early 17th century, European engineers started to tinker with three different types of engines. A steam engine, a combustion engine, and an electrical engine. By the early 19th century, the combustion engine ended up being the go to type of engine. The electrical engine didn't work because there wasn't a battery that was strong enough to move a car with enough power or speed. The steam engine wasn't a good choice either because it cost a lot of money to create, and with the chances of it malfunctioning and blowing up it wasn't popular with the public. This meant that the combustion engine was the engine to go with (Wharton). Once this choice was made, manufacturers began to start selling the cars globally. The first car was sold in France
The goal of highways was to actually to reduce automobile use and get drivers off the roads quicker, but this hugely backfired. A different indirect problem the increase of automobiles brought was increased oil usage and pollution (Smith). Smog can now be found above some big cities, like Beijing. Traffic is a huge problem in dense cities, especially in California. The average Californian driver is stuck in traffic for more than 84 hours (Smith)! Think about how much work could have been done in more than three and a half days in