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First Electric Vechicle
Robert Anderson of Aberdeen, Scotland built the first electric motor vehicle. -
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Hybrid Technology
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First light electric motor.
Sir David Salomon developed a car with a light electric motor and very heavy storage batteries.Driving speed and range was poor.
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Ferdinand Porsche built his first car
The Austrian Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, at age 23, built his first car, the Lohner Electric Chaise. It was thye worlds first front-wheel-drive.
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American Production
American car companies made 1,575 electric, 1,681 steam, and 936 gasoline vehicles. -
H. Piper filed for Patent
An American engineer, H. Piper, filed a petent for a petrol-electric car. -
The Woods Motor Vehicle Dual Power
It was in 1915 that Woods Motor Vehicle manufacturers created the Dual Power hybrid vehicle. Rather than combining the two power sources to give a single output of power, the Dual Power used an electric battery motor to power the engine at low speeds (below 25km/h) and used the gasoline engine to carry the vehicle from these low speeds up to its 55km/h maximum speed. The Dual Power was more than a one off vehicle, going into production and creating 600 before the company ceased production three -
Four passenger carriage
More information on Ferdinand's carImmisch & Co. built a four passenger carriage. Powered by a one- horsepower motor and 24-cell battery. -
Congress introduces bills
more information on the first billsU.S. Congress introduced first bills recommending use of electric vehicles as a means of reducing air pollution.
