History of electric cars
The history of electric cars began in the mid 19th century
Electric Car history
History of electric cars
The history of electric cars began in the mid 19th century,
and the invention of the electric car is attributed to various inventors.
In 1828, Ányos Jedlik, a Hungarian who invented an early type of electric motor,
created a small car model powered by the then new type of engine.
In 1834 in Vermont, Thomas Davenport invented the first American DC electric motor.
Rechargeable batteries that provide a viable way to store electricity in the car did not exist until 1840.
The invention of the improved battery technology in France in 1881, with the efforts of Gaston Plante
and his countryman Camille Faure, finally opened the way for electric cars and their expansion in Europe.
France and Great Britain were the first countries to support the development of electric cars.
Before improvement of the internal combustion engine, electric cars held many records regarding speed and range.
Among the most important is breaking the record of 100 km/h on 29th April 1899.
Although Thomas Davenport was among the first to install an electric motor into a vehicle,
the electric car in the conventional sense was not developed until sometime around 1891.
Electric cars were big business0
Why did early electric cars disappear?
Electric cars were big business in the early 20th century
Source: Driving Electric
