The first modern car—a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use—and the first car in series production appeared in 1886, when Carl Benz developed a gasoline-powered automobile and made several identical copies.

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German engineer Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical automobile [1] [a] and was the first car put into production. [8] It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public later that year.

2023年11月8日 · The first recognizable car, the Motorwagen, was not only a technological marvel but also a symbol of human ingenuity and the beginning of a new era in transportation. This invention revolutionized the way people moved, connecting distant places and reshaping societies and economies.

2024年5月24日 · It wasn't until almost 100 years later that the very first self-powered road vehicles debuted powered by steam engines. Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built what is said to be the first automobile in 1769.

2012年12月11日 · For historians who think that early steam-powered road vehicles fit the bill, the answer is Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, a French military engineer who in 1769 built a steam-powered tricycle for...

2024年12月11日 · Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive...

2020年5月17日 · In the mid-1880s, a man called Karl Benz changed the world forever when he created his first prototype of a three-wheeled gasoline-powered motor carriage. This motor carriage was of course the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, …

2019年11月18日 · Who invented the first car? The commonly accepted answer is Karl Benz, of Germany, and it is one that people who work at the company that grew from his name, Mercedes-Benz, never tire of telling you.

2022年10月14日 · The Patent Motorwagen evolved into the Benz Patent Motor Car Velocipede, becoming the world's first production car, selling 1,200 units in total, according to Benz's successor company,...

2019年11月19日 · Earlier accounts often gave credit to Karl Benz, from Germany, for creating the first true automobile in 1885/1886. However, our knowledge of the invention of the true automobile continues to evolve.