Complex sentence: Since the car was first invented, many of its basic controls have become fewer and simpler through automation; for example, all cars once had manual, physical controls for the choke valve, clutch, ignition timing, and a crank instead of an electric starter.
Split into simpler sentences: Since the car was first invented, many of its basic controls have become fewer and simpler through automation. For example, all cars once had manual, physical controls for the choke valve, clutch, ignition timing, and a crank instead of an electric starter.