Electric Vehicle

Electric Vehicle

The Electric Vehicle was an American automobile manufactured only in 1899. An electric cab, it was widely used in New York City; the company pioneered the use of pressed steel for wheels, and its cars featured front-wheel drive and brakes and rear-wheel steering.

ee also

*Electric vehicle (generic)
*Electric Vehicle Company
*Battery electric vehicle
*Plug-in hybrid

References

David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles".

External links

* [http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aacarselectrica.htm History of Electric Vehicles]


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