Timeline of The Automobile

By cobyoxendine

  • First Automobile Capable of Human Transportation

    First Automobile Capable of Human Transportation
    Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot creates the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation.

  • First Internal Combustion Engine

    First Internal Combustion Engine
    François Isaac de Rivaz invented the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine fueled by hydrogen.

  • First Gas-Powered Combustion Engine

    First Gas-Powered Combustion Engine
    Siegfried Marcus built the first gasoline powered combustion engine, which he placed on a pushcar.

  • Invention of The Car

    Invention of The Car
    Karl Benz invents the first gas-powered automobile.

  • Ford Model-T is created.

    Ford Model-T is created.
    The Ford Motor Company creates its first automobile, the Ford Model-T.

  • Automobiles Take Off

    Automobiles Take Off
    Electrically-powered automobiles became the main method of automobile propulsion. New companies, like Chevy and Ram, joined Ford in mass producing automobiles on assembly lines.