Hippomobile
- Date
- 1863 · confidence high
- Place
- Paris, France
- Credited to
- Étienne Lenoir
- Field
- Movement
What it is
A three-wheeled vehicle with its own internal combustion engine, built by Étienne Lenoir in 1863 based on his 1860 gas engine; one of the first self-propelled automobiles in history.
What it led to
- Practical demonstration of the viability of the internal combustion engine for transport
- A direct forerunner of the modern automobile
- Spur to later experiments with self-propelled vehicles in Europe