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History of Electric Vehicles
An electric vehicle or EV, by definition will use an electric motor for propulsion rather than being powered by a gasoline-powered motor. Besides the electric car:bikes, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, and trains have all been powered by electricity.
Beginnings
Who invented the very first EV is uncertain and several inventors have been given credit. In1828, Hungarian, Ányos Jedlik invented a small-scale model car powered by an electric motor that he designed. Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland invented acrude electric-powered carriage. In 1835, another small-scale electric car was designed by Professor Stratingh of Groningen, Holland, and built by his assistant Christopher Becker. In 1835, ThomasDavenport, a blacksmith from Brandon, Vermont, built a small-scale electric car. Davenport was also the inventor of the first of the first American-built DC electric motor.
Better Batteries
Morepractical and more successful electric road vehicles were invented by both Thomas Davenport and Scotsmen Robert Davidson around 1842. Both inventors were the first to use the newly invented butnon-rechargeable electric cells or batteries. Frenchmen Gaston Plante invented a better storage battery in 1865 and his fellow countrymen Camille Faure further improved the storage battery in 1881. Bettercapacity storage batteries were needed for electric vehicles to become practical.
American Designs
In the late 1800s, France and Great Britain were the first nations to support the widespreaddevelopment of electric vehicles. In 1899, a Belgian built electric racing car called "La Jamais Contente" set a world record for land speed - 68 mph - designed by Camille Jénatzy.
It was not until 1895that Americans began to devote attention to electric vehicles after an electric tricycle was built by A. L. Ryker and William Morrison built a six-passenger wagon both in 1891. Many innovations...
An electric vehicle or EV, by definition will use an electric motor for propulsion rather than being powered by a gasoline-powered motor. Besides the electric car:bikes, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, and trains have all been powered by electricity.
Beginnings
Who invented the very first EV is uncertain and several inventors have been given credit. In1828, Hungarian, Ányos Jedlik invented a small-scale model car powered by an electric motor that he designed. Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland invented acrude electric-powered carriage. In 1835, another small-scale electric car was designed by Professor Stratingh of Groningen, Holland, and built by his assistant Christopher Becker. In 1835, ThomasDavenport, a blacksmith from Brandon, Vermont, built a small-scale electric car. Davenport was also the inventor of the first of the first American-built DC electric motor.
Better Batteries
Morepractical and more successful electric road vehicles were invented by both Thomas Davenport and Scotsmen Robert Davidson around 1842. Both inventors were the first to use the newly invented butnon-rechargeable electric cells or batteries. Frenchmen Gaston Plante invented a better storage battery in 1865 and his fellow countrymen Camille Faure further improved the storage battery in 1881. Bettercapacity storage batteries were needed for electric vehicles to become practical.
American Designs
In the late 1800s, France and Great Britain were the first nations to support the widespreaddevelopment of electric vehicles. In 1899, a Belgian built electric racing car called "La Jamais Contente" set a world record for land speed - 68 mph - designed by Camille Jénatzy.
It was not until 1895that Americans began to devote attention to electric vehicles after an electric tricycle was built by A. L. Ryker and William Morrison built a six-passenger wagon both in 1891. Many innovations...
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