The history of the automobile By r.lack 1784 The first functional automobile was invented by William Murdoch in England based on Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's design for a steam powered vehicle. https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html 1870 The first gasoline automobile was created by Siegfried Marcus in Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile 1884 Thomas Parker invented the first practical electric car in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car 1885 The first production gasoline automobile was created by Karl Benz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile 1908 Henry Ford was the first to mass produce a car. 1922 Ford was the first to produce a fully functioning mass produced pickup truck 1997 GM created the EV1. It was the first highway capable electric car to be mass produced. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g2778/most-important-automotive-tech-milestones/
