In 1769, the steam engine was the first automobile engine capable of human transport. In 1807, the first gas powered engine was an internal combustion engine.
Karl Benz
From auto- "self", and mobile, as the vehicle is powered by an engine rather than pulled by horses. An enclosed passenger vehicle powered by an engine.
The first person to build a gas engine was built by Daimler or Karl Benz.
Who discovered the automobile? The automobile wasn't discovered under a rock. The automobile was invented. Karl Friedrich Benz is generally regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
Karl Friedrich Benz, born 25th November 1844, is generally regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by a gasoline engine.
In 1893 Charles and J. Frank Duryea invented the first gas-powered automobile. Surprisingly, the electric-powered car was invented before the gas powered automobile. The first electric car was built in 1874 by Edward Field.
Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
Most are powered by an Internal Combustion engine either gasoline, diesel, or electric motors.
Ferdinand Verbiest invented the first car in 1672. It was the first car ever invented and it was powered by steam.
1864 is the conflicting argument of the FIRST gas engine, but wouldn't be until 1885 before the first car was built successfully.
AnswerThe first gas powered car was introduced by Henry Ford in 1896. In fact it was Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) of Karlsruhe, Germany.It was the first true gas powered automobile, 1885-86. Powered by an internal combustion engine: three wheeled, four cycle, engine and chassis form a single unit.Germany Patent DRP No. 37435
Henry Ford never did invent the automobile. He invented the assembly line which made the automobile more affordable but he did not invent the auto. The first true gasoline powered internal combustion engine automobile was invented by Karl Benz in 1885.