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The History of the AutomobileEarly Steam Powered CarsThe History of Electric VehiclesThe Internal Combustion Engine and Early Gas-Powered Cars The History of the AutomobileThe First Mass Producers of Cars - The Assembly LineAutomobile History Pictorial Timeline of AutomobilesAutomobile Timeline - Pre18501769The very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot.1789The first U.S. patent for a steam-powered land vehicle was granted to Oliver Evans.1801Richard Trevithick built a road carriage powered by steam. It was the first built in Great Britain.1807Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland invented an internal combustion engine that used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Rivaz designed a car for his engine that was the first internal combustion powered automobile. However, his was a very unsuccessful design.1823Samuel Brown invents an internal combustion engine with separate combustion and working cylinders. It is used to power a vehicle.1832-1839Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland invented the first crude electric carriage.
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