1894 - 1899 Electrobat
Electrobats were made for several years in Philadelphia. The first ones were very heavy and used steel tires to support a large lead battery. They employed twin 1.5 hp motors and had a top speed of...
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1897 - New York Electric Cabs
In 1897, electric vehicles found their first commercial application as a fleet of electrical New York City taxis, built by the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company of Philadelphia, was established.
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1899 - Jamais Contente
Camille Jenatzy (1868, Schaerbeek – 8 December 1913, Habay la Neuve)La Jamais Contente ("The Never Satisfied") was the first vehicle to go over 100 km/h (62 mph). It was an electric vehicle with a light alloy torpedo shaped bodywork, although the high position of...
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1901 - Riker Torpedo
the fastest car on the roadAndrew Riker, the founder of Riker Electric Vehicles, made the Torpedo in 1901 to be the fastest car on the road. On Coney Island November 16, 1901 a Torpedo was driven one mile in 63 seconds,...
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1906 - Krieger
electric vehicleLouis Antoine Krieger (1868-1951), who began making horseless carriages in 1890s Paris, designed his own drive motors with a second set of parallel windings for regenerative braking. These were...
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1909 - Bailey Electric Car
The Bailey electrics were known for durability. One was driven through four New England states in the same run as an endurance test. A Bailey was also driven up part of Mt. Washington in New...
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1899 - Lohner-Porsche Electric
Unveiled in 1898, the "System Lohner-Porsche", was a carriage-like car driven by two electric motors, directly fitted within the front wheel hubs, and powered by batteries. Since the motors were an...
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1900 - Riker
A bulky enclosed cabin four passenger sedan that was made about the turn of the century, the Riker featured electric sidelamps, wooden-spoked wheels, and a voice tube so passengers could...
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1902 - Studebaker aka Studebus
Electric Studebakers were made starting in 1902. They made the bus pictured above and bodies for electric taxis. They also made cars which were available in a variety of styles.
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1951 - Wankel Engine
In 1951, the German engineer Felix Wankel began development of the engine at NSU Motorenwerke AG, where he first conceived his rotary engine in 1954 (DKM 54, Drehkolbenmotor). The so-called KKM 57 ...
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1909 - Babcock
electric vehicleA Babcock electric vehicle set a mind-blowing record for its time. In October of 1906 the New York Times reported one driven by F.A. Babcock Jr. traveled 100 miles on a single charge. It averaged...
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