1908 Ford Model T Electric vehicles First practical electric car – 1881 Gustave Trouvé electric vehicle First mass-produced electric car – 1995 Peugeot 106 Electric / Citroën Saxo Electrique Hybrid vehicles First gas-electric hybrid – 1899 Lohner–Porsche Mixte First modern hybrid car – 1904 Auto-Mixte (Belgium) First mass-produced hybrid car – 1997 Toyota Prius First hybrid bus – 1997 Hino First hybrid SUV – 1997 Toyota RAV4 EV First all-wheel drive hybrid – 2003 (for the 2004 model year) Ford Escape Hybrid First hybrid luxury car – 2004 (for the 2005 Japanese model year) Lexus RX 400h (introduced January 2004) First mild hybrid pickup truck – 2004 (for the 2005 model year) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrid First full hybrid pickup truck – 2008 (for the 2009 model year) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrid First hybrid heavy truck – 2018 Sisu Polar Hybrid First 4-fuel hybrid – 2010 Monte Carlo Automobile Quadrifuel (powered with bio-ethanol, hydromethane, gasoline and LPG) Plug-in electric vehicles First all-electric car with lithium-ion battery – 1998 Nissan Altra First series production plug-in hybrid – 1997 Audi Duo First series production all-electric car available in global markets – 2011 Nissan Leaf First series production plug-in hybrid car available in global markets – 2011 Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera First series production all-electric commercial van – 1989 Citroën C15 Electrique First series production all-electric long range highway capable car – 2009 Tesla Roadster First series production all-electric luxury car – 2012 Tesla Model S First series production plug-in SUV – 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV First series production all-electric SUV – 2016 Tesla Model X Body First tricar – 1885 Benz Patent Motorwagen First motorized truck – October 1896 Daimler First sedan/saloon – 1900 Renault Voiturette First production station wagon (estate) – 1908 Ford Model T First production closed-body car – 1910 Cadillac Model Thirty First cyclecar – 1910 GN/1910 Bédélia First aerodynamic design – 1914 A.L.F.A. 40/60 HP Aerodinamica First production aerodynamic design – 1921 Rumpler Tropfenwagen First monocoque – 1922 Lancia Lambda First shatter-resistant windshield glass – 1925 (for the 1926 model year) Cadillac First minivan – 1932 Stout Scarab First all-aluminium body – 1933 Riley Nine Kestrel First coupé convertible – 1934 Peugeot 401 D Eclipse First Pickup / Utility vehicle (Ute) – 1934 Ford Coupé utility First retractable hardtop roof – 1934 Pourtout Lancia Belna Eclipse (coachbuilt) First production retractable hardtop roof – 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner First