28.0k views
4 votes
9. Who built the first successful gasoline-driven automobile in the United States?

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

Charles Duryea

Step-by-step explanation:

On September 20, 1893, the Duryea brothers' first automobile was constructed and successfully tested on the public streets of Springfield, Massachusetts. Charles Duryea founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1896, the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline-powered vehicles.

User William Poussier
by
5.2k points
2 votes

Answer:

Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967)

Step-by-step explanation:

User Murad Tagirov
by
5.0k points