automobile

From Karl Benz's 1886 Patent-Motorwagen to today's electric vehicles, discover how the automobile was invented, who built it first, and why it reshaped civilization.

San Marino reports about 1,570 registered vehicles per 1,000 residents, the United States about 875, and Italy leads the EU at 709 passenger cars. What the numbers count, why rankings shift with the definition, and how electric cars are changing fleets.