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  1. History of Hydrogen Cars and Technology, from 1802 to present!

    Apr 5, 2019 · 1807: Swiss inventor Francois Isaac de Rivaz created a four-wheel vehicle which was powered by hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen gas was stored in a balloon, a very …

  2. François Isaac de Rivaz - Wikipedia

    François Isaac de Rivaz (December 19, 1752, in Paris – July 30, 1828, in Sion) was a French-born Swiss inventor and a politician. He invented a hydrogen-powered internal combustion …

  3. Who Made the First Hydrogen Car? - Engineer Fix

    In 1807, Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz patented and built one of the earliest internal combustion engines, which was notably powered by a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases.

  4. First Hydrogen Car Invented - History - AutomoStory

    The first hydrogen car invented was not a fuel cell vehicle (FCV) but rather an internal combustion engine. Swiss inventor Francois Isaac de Rivaz in 1807 designed the first 4-wheel prototype …

  5. A History Of Hydrogen-Powered Cars - CarBuzz

    Jan 27, 2024 · In 1806, a Swiss inventor named Francois Isaac de Rivaz invented the first combustion engine powered by a mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen. A year later, in 1807, …

  6. History of Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Who Made the First Hydrogen Car?

    Dec 29, 2021 · The first internal-combustion-engined (ICE) vehicle to be powered by hydrogen looked more like a torture device than something that could reliably get you places, and it was …

  7. Who Invented The Hydrogen Car? - AEANET

    Feb 7, 2025 · Who specifically built the first car that used a hydrogen fuel cell? While General Motors is credited with the Electrovan in 1966, considered by many to be the first hydrogen …

  8. The Past, Present and Future of Hydrogen Vehicles

    Apr 30, 2025 · In 1860, Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir developed the first functional hydrogen car. Lenoir’s three-wheeled vehicle—dubbed the Hippomobile—ran on hydrogen …

  9. Hydrogen Fuel Cars 1807 - 1986 - History | Hydrogen Cars Now

    In 1974, the Musashi 1 was unveiled as the first Japanese hydrogen-fueled vehicle. Created by the Musashi Institute of Technology in Tokyo, the Musashi 1 used a 4-stroke engine with …

  10. The Long Road to Nowhere? The Story of Hydrogen Cars - My blog

    The first hydrogen internal combustion engine was developed in 1806 by Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz. This early engine ran on a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen as fuel.