La Jamais Contente: The First Car Over 100 km/h Ran on Batteries
La Jamais Contente broke 100 km/h (62 mph) on April 29, 1899, with Camille Jenatzy. It was electric, and it covered the kilometer in 34 seconds.
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Edison and the Electric Car: The Battery He Had to Pull Off the Market
Edison and the electric car: his nickel-iron battery was recalled in 1904, Ford tested it in 1914, and a Swede filed first. The full story.
TAMA E4S-47
Tama E4S-47: The Electric Car That Beat Its Own Spec Sheet in 1948 Here’s a quiz for anyone who thinks battery swapping is a 21st-century invention. In 1910 a power company in Hartford, Connecticut, started swapping batteries on electric trucks. In 1947 a Japanese outfit built a swappable pack into a taxi. In 2011 an … Read more