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The first functional automobile was invented by William Murdoch in England based on Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's design for a steam powered vehicle.
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The first gasoline automobile was created by Siegfried Marcus in Austria.
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Thomas Parker invented the first practical electric car in London.
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The first production gasoline automobile was created by Karl Benz.
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Henry Ford was the first to mass produce a car.
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Ford was the first to produce a fully functioning mass produced pickup truck
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GM created the EV1. It was the first highway capable electric car to be mass produced.