Way back in 1807, Francois Isaac de Rivaz used a hydrogen-filled ballon to drive an engine he developed to propel an experimental vehicle — more than 50 years before the first gasoline-powered engine ...

Built in Lexington, the Dewabout was essentially a buggy with a motor and gears. Weighing about 350 pounds, the car had a two ...

In 1886, Karl Benz invented the world's first gasoline-powered internal combustion engine vehicle, which is regarded as the ...