First Inventions: The first steam-powered automobile was invented in 1769 by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot, a French inventor, created a different way of human transportation. The vehicle only included three wheels. Francois Isaac de Rivaz designed the first internal combustion engine, fueled by hydrogen in 1808. In 1870, Siegfried Marcus built a gasoline powered combustion engine, the first of its kind. The average speed of these vehicles was about five miles per hour. Although they weren't that fast, it was still better to use a car then to walk all the time. Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invented this car, and it was primarily used to hault artillery in the French army. The steam of the vehicle needed to build up after ten to fifteen minutes. It was the first of its kind and was not stable. Later on Cugnot built a steam-powered tricycle. His ideas became known, but soon enough it did not meet the Army's requirements. Funding for his business dropped after more and more reported incidents occurred as it malfunctioned. Francois Isaac de Rivaz's invention, the first hydrogen car, was powered by combustion. He played around with explosions before his creation went viral. He used both hydrogen and oxygen, and when they ignited it created an explosion within the cylinder which drive the piston out. This created an electric spark that powered the vehicle, getting it to move. In 1813 Rivaz updated the vehicle by making it larger in size. It was called the Grand Char Mecanique. Siegfried Marcus Built his machine on a handcart in 1870. The vehicle was designed for combustion of liquid, although he was not impressed with it, so he dismantled it. His invention was not impressive to other manufacturers and was considered "impractical."