Electric cars of the 1890s
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ABAM (KEW) (1898-1907)
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ABAM (KEW) German Automotive manufacturers Cologne Germany from 1898 to 1907 French Kriéger electric car The Cologne Electricity Company (KEW) was a manufacturer of electric vehicles in Cologne .In 1898, the Cologne electrical engineer Louis Welter received a license to replicate the French Kriéger ...
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Bushbury Electric (1897)
Manufacturers
Bushbury Electric History Founded Wolverhampton in 1897 The Bushbury Electric was an English automobile manufactured by the Star Cycle Factory of Wolverhampton in 1897. An electric car, it came in three- and four-wheeled models, some of which were controlled by reins. Power was provided by two larg ...
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Electric vehicles
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History of the electric vehicle Detroit Electric Town Car from 1912 View all Electric vehicles in related items Below. Electric vehicles first appeared in the mid-19th century. An electric vehicle held the vehicular land speed record until around 1900. The high cost, low top speed, and short range ...
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EVC Hansom (1897-1909)
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EVC Hansom (Electric Vehicle Company) Automotive manufacturer of United States from 1897 to 1909. The Electric Vehicle Company (EVC) was a manufacturer of electric-powered taxis and at the end of the 19th century, the largest automobile manufacturer of the United States . The company was reorganize ...
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Oppermann (1898-1902)
Manufacturers
Oppermann Car manufacturer History London 1898 to1902 Oppermann Electric Dogcart Carl Oppermann produced electric cars under his own name from 1898 to 1902, and through Carl Oppermann Electric Carriage Co. Ltd. from 1902 to 1907. His firm made its own batteries to power a variety of vehicles mostly ...
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Riker Electric (1896-1902)
Manufacturers
Riker Electric Motor Company Automotive manufacturer of New York United States from 1896 to 1902. The Riker Electric Motor Company (1896-1899) was an American manufacturer of electric cars , founded in 1896 by the automobile pioneer Andrew L. Riker in Brooklyn , New York . In 1899, Riker relocated ...